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Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships

The confined environment of a ship promotes the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to close contact among the population on board. The study aims to provide an overview of outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on board of cruise, navy or cargo ships, to ident...

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Autores principales: Kordsmeyer, Ann-Christin, Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha, Heidrich, Jan, Militzer, Kristina, von Münster, Thomas, Belz, Lukas, Jensen, Hans-Joachim, Bakir, Sinan, Henning, Esther, Heuser, Julian, Klein, Angelina, Sproessel, Nadine, Ekkernkamp, Axel, Ehlers, Lena, de Boer, Jens, Kleine-Kampmann, Scarlett, Dirksen-Fischer, Martin, Plenge-Bönig, Anita, Harth, Volker, Oldenburg, Marcus
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068311
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105195
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author Kordsmeyer, Ann-Christin
Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha
Heidrich, Jan
Militzer, Kristina
von Münster, Thomas
Belz, Lukas
Jensen, Hans-Joachim
Bakir, Sinan
Henning, Esther
Heuser, Julian
Klein, Angelina
Sproessel, Nadine
Ekkernkamp, Axel
Ehlers, Lena
de Boer, Jens
Kleine-Kampmann, Scarlett
Dirksen-Fischer, Martin
Plenge-Bönig, Anita
Harth, Volker
Oldenburg, Marcus
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Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha
Heidrich, Jan
Militzer, Kristina
von Münster, Thomas
Belz, Lukas
Jensen, Hans-Joachim
Bakir, Sinan
Henning, Esther
Heuser, Julian
Klein, Angelina
Sproessel, Nadine
Ekkernkamp, Axel
Ehlers, Lena
de Boer, Jens
Kleine-Kampmann, Scarlett
Dirksen-Fischer, Martin
Plenge-Bönig, Anita
Harth, Volker
Oldenburg, Marcus
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description The confined environment of a ship promotes the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to close contact among the population on board. The study aims to provide an overview of outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on board of cruise, navy or cargo ships, to identify relevant outbreak management techniques, related problems and to derive recommendations for prevention. Four databases were searched. The study selection included reports about seroprevalences or clinically/laboratory confirmed infections of SARS-CoV-2 on board ships between the first of January, 2020 and the end of July, 2020. A total of 37 studies were included of whom 33 reported outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on cruise ships (27 studies referred to the Diamond Princess). Two studies considered outbreaks on the Grand Princess, three studies informed about Nile River cruises and one study about the MS Westerdam (mention of multiple outbreaks possible in one study). Additionally, three studies reported outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on navy vessels and one study referred to a cargo ship. Problems in handling outbreaks resulted from a high number of asymptomatic infections, transportation issues, challenges in communication or limited access to health care. Responsible operators need to implement infection control measures which should be described in outbreak management plans for ships to prevent transmission risks, including, e.g., education, testing strategies, communication lines, social distancing and hygiene regulations.
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spelling pubmed-81533462021-05-27 Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships Kordsmeyer, Ann-Christin Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha Heidrich, Jan Militzer, Kristina von Münster, Thomas Belz, Lukas Jensen, Hans-Joachim Bakir, Sinan Henning, Esther Heuser, Julian Klein, Angelina Sproessel, Nadine Ekkernkamp, Axel Ehlers, Lena de Boer, Jens Kleine-Kampmann, Scarlett Dirksen-Fischer, Martin Plenge-Bönig, Anita Harth, Volker Oldenburg, Marcus Int J Environ Res Public Health Review The confined environment of a ship promotes the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to close contact among the population on board. The study aims to provide an overview of outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on board of cruise, navy or cargo ships, to identify relevant outbreak management techniques, related problems and to derive recommendations for prevention. Four databases were searched. The study selection included reports about seroprevalences or clinically/laboratory confirmed infections of SARS-CoV-2 on board ships between the first of January, 2020 and the end of July, 2020. A total of 37 studies were included of whom 33 reported outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on cruise ships (27 studies referred to the Diamond Princess). Two studies considered outbreaks on the Grand Princess, three studies informed about Nile River cruises and one study about the MS Westerdam (mention of multiple outbreaks possible in one study). Additionally, three studies reported outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on navy vessels and one study referred to a cargo ship. Problems in handling outbreaks resulted from a high number of asymptomatic infections, transportation issues, challenges in communication or limited access to health care. Responsible operators need to implement infection control measures which should be described in outbreak management plans for ships to prevent transmission risks, including, e.g., education, testing strategies, communication lines, social distancing and hygiene regulations. MDPI 2021-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8153346/ /pubmed/34068311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105195 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Kordsmeyer, Ann-Christin
Mojtahedzadeh, Natascha
Heidrich, Jan
Militzer, Kristina
von Münster, Thomas
Belz, Lukas
Jensen, Hans-Joachim
Bakir, Sinan
Henning, Esther
Heuser, Julian
Klein, Angelina
Sproessel, Nadine
Ekkernkamp, Axel
Ehlers, Lena
de Boer, Jens
Kleine-Kampmann, Scarlett
Dirksen-Fischer, Martin
Plenge-Bönig, Anita
Harth, Volker
Oldenburg, Marcus
Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title_full Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title_fullStr Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title_full_unstemmed Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title_short Systematic Review on Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on Cruise, Navy and Cargo Ships
title_sort systematic review on outbreaks of sars-cov-2 on cruise, navy and cargo ships
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068311
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105195
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