Successful Control of an Onboard COVID-19 Outbreak Using the Cruise Ship as a Quarantine Facility, Western Australia, Australia

Codreanu, Tudor A.; Ngeh, Sera; Trewin, Abigail; Armstrong, Paul K.

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Successful Control of an Onboard COVID-19 Outbreak Using the Cruise Ship as a Quarantine Facility, Western Australia, Australia

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May 2021
By Codreanu, Tudor A. ; Ngeh, Sera ; Trewin, Abigail ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Codreanu, Tudor A. ; Ngeh, Sera ; Trewin, Abigail ; Armstrong, Paul K.
Description:

Onboard quarantining has been only partially effective to control outbreaks of coronavirus disease on cruise ships. We describe the successful use of the ship as a quarantine facility during the response to the outbreak on the MS Artania, which docked in Western Australia, Australia. The health-led 14-day quarantine regime was based on established principles of outbreak management and experiences of coronavirus disease outbreaks on cruise ships elsewhere. The attack rate in the crew was 3.3% (28/832) before quarantine commencement and 4.8% (21/441) during quarantine on board. No crew members became symptomatic after completion of quarantine. Infection surveillance involved telephone correspondence, face-to-face visits, and testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. No serious health issues were reported, no response staff became infected, and only 1 quarantine breach occurred among crew. Onboard quarantine could offer financial and operational advantages in outbreak response and provide reassurance to the shore-based wider community regarding risk for infection.
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Coronavirus Infections/Prevention & Control Covid-19 Testing Covid-19/Prevention & Control Disease Outbreaks/Prevention & Control Pandemics/Prevention & Control Pneumonia, Viral/Prevention & Control Public Health Quarantine Sars-Cov-2 Ships Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 27(5):1279-1287
Pubmed ID:

33900170
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8084514
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Australia
Volume:

27
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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