Flu On A Cruise Ship

In September 2000 an outbreak of influenza-like illness was reported on a cruise ship sailing between Sydney and Noumea with over 1100 passengers and 400 crew on board.

Flu on a cruise ship. In 2010 when I was 16 I came down with the stomach flu while on board Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas with my family. So outbreaks are found and reported more quickly on a cruise ship than on land. Influenza A outbreaks have been reported on cruise ships sailing in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer but influenza B outbreaks have not been documented 2--7.

But realize that in the semi-confined quarters of a cruise ship contagious illnesses can spread fast particularly noroviruses. A cruise ship carrying at least 77 people with flu-like symptoms on board is on its way to Fort Lauderdale Fla according to a statement from the cruise line. The ship MS Zaandam intends to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Monday March 30 but cruise line.

The ship carried 1311 passengers primarily from the United States and 506 crew members from many countries. During June 23-July 5 2000 an outbreak of respiratory illnesses occurred on the MS Rotterdam Holland America Line Windstar Cruises during a 12-day Baltic cruise from the United Kingdom to Germany via Russia. The cruise coincided with the peak influenza period in Sydney.

Article in English French Miller J1 Tam T Afif C Maloney S Cetron M Fukata K Klimov A Hall H Kertesz D Hockin J. Early suspicion of a potential influenza outbreak among crew members and rapid implementation of a respiratory illness control protocol probably limited the size of the outbreak. 9553278 Indexed for MEDLINE MeSH terms.

No authors listed PMID. Influenza on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. Among crew members ILI was associated with lower cabin location and younger age group.

In 2000 an outbreak of influenza B was described in Northern Europe with a total of 64 13 crew members and 54 4 passengers identified with Acute Respiratory Infection ARI 4. 1Division of Quarantine National Center for Infectious Diseases CDC Atlanta USA. Outbreaks of influenza have previously been reported on cruise ships 16 but the circumstances and extent of transmission have not been well documented.