Measles Cruise Ship

This document assesses the risk associated with a first outbreak of measles on board a cruise ship while docked in port in Civitavecchia Italy.

Measles cruise ship. View Affiliations Hide Affiliations. The ship has been identified by St. According to a news article on Alaska Business Monthly the US.

For two cases the status crew or passenger was unknown. Cruise ship crew members should be vigilant for onboard travelers sick with fever and rash or other signs of measles see Measles disease box. Curacao health officials have tested passengers aboard the Church of Scientology cruise ship Freewinds for measles after a staff member came down with a.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Anchorage Quarantine Station notified the Alaska Section of Epidemiology last week after a cruise ship crew member came into contact. Meanwhile on April 30 St. Genotype B3 was identified.

A measles outbreak occurred in February 2014 on a ship cruising the western Mediterranean Sea. Travelers both passengers and crew should not board a ship if they are sick and measles is suspected. It also proposes mitigation options eg.

A crew member fell ill with measles prompting fears of an outbreak on a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology -- and its the latest reminder that infectious diseases can spread among. Overall 27 cases were reported. The Caribbean nation of St.

Nearly 300 people are aboard the ship which is docked in the St. It seems like the same person also exposed folks to measles on a few planes and trains too. Lucia Coast Guard Sgt.