Cruise Ship Respiratory Infection 2019

Materials and Methods This retrospective study comprised 104 cases mean age 62 years 16 standard deviation range 2593 years with COVID-19 confirmed with reverse-transcription polymerase.

Cruise ship respiratory infection 2019. Originally reported in December 2019 as pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City Hubei Province China COVID-19 has spread rapidly and pro -. Death rates for cruise ship passengers most often from cardiovascular events range from 06 to 98 deaths per million passenger-nights. People with symptoms of acute respiratory infection should practice cough etiquette maintain distance cover.

This bacterium was first identified during an outbreak at the 1976 Legionnaires Convention in Philadelphia where the bacteria were growing in the air conditioning system and spreading. The Diamond Princess Cruise ship left Yokohama Japan on 20 January 2020 for a fourteen-day tour with shore excursions in Japan Hong Kong. Of 437 Americans and their travel companions on the ship 114 26 tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2.

The crowded and closed environment on the cruise ship was possibly a suitable condition for high transmission of respiratory infections. The conditions and clinical courses of patients with pneumonia were compared with those of patients without pneumonia. B Case-patient 2 a 27-year-old male who worked on the ship as a kitchen cleaner.

On February 5 2020 the Diamond Princess cruise ship was put underquarantineoffshore Yokohama Japan after a passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong was confirmed to have coro-navirus disease 2019. Fever and sudden onset of respiratory infection with one or more of the following symptoms. The Diamond Princess cruise ship was the site of a large outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19.

We investigated the clinical course of individuals with 2019 novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 who were transferred from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to 12 local hospitals. Whole-genome sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 and a networkphylogeny analysis of the outbreak suggested that. Among the 3711 persons on board on 5 February 301 symptomatic cases and 318 asymptomatic cases were confirmed to have severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction PCR.

Cases identified on a cruise ship currently in Japanese territorial waters. Therefore pre-travel advice is crucial for passengers and crew regarding respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Cruise lines should provide guidance to crew regarding recognizing the signs and symptoms of ARI.