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Source: http://www.adn.com/2011/05/03/1843514/contagious-shipboard-illness-reports.html
Contagious shipboard illness reports called inconsistent
By ROSEMARY SHINOHARA
rshinohara@adn.com
Published: May 3rd, 2011 10:15 PM
Last Modified: May 3rd, 2011 10:16 PM
Ships in Alaska waters and elsewhere under-report shipboard illnesses -- a problem that prevents sicknesses like the flu from being contained more quickly, said a government report released Tuesday.
Masters of ships heading to a U.S. port are required to report certain communicable diseases to the nearest quarantine station of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Alaska, that's in Anchorage.
But the report says reporting of illnesses to state and federal agencies has been "inconsistent." They don't know how many cases go unreported, but they know some illnesses have been reported later than they should be.
Outbreaks of influenza A among tourists on Alaska cruises in 1998 and 1999 were cited as an example of cases where health officials were only notified "after an outbreak was large or well under way..."
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/05/03/1843514/contagious-shipboard-illness-reports.html#ixzz1LNiNx5CU
Contagious shipboard illness reports called inconsistent
By ROSEMARY SHINOHARA
rshinohara@adn.com
Published: May 3rd, 2011 10:15 PM
Last Modified: May 3rd, 2011 10:16 PM
Ships in Alaska waters and elsewhere under-report shipboard illnesses -- a problem that prevents sicknesses like the flu from being contained more quickly, said a government report released Tuesday.
Masters of ships heading to a U.S. port are required to report certain communicable diseases to the nearest quarantine station of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Alaska, that's in Anchorage.
But the report says reporting of illnesses to state and federal agencies has been "inconsistent." They don't know how many cases go unreported, but they know some illnesses have been reported later than they should be.
Outbreaks of influenza A among tourists on Alaska cruises in 1998 and 1999 were cited as an example of cases where health officials were only notified "after an outbreak was large or well under way..."
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/05/03/1843514/contagious-shipboard-illness-reports.html#ixzz1LNiNx5CU