Gastroenteritis outbreaks on cruise ships: are sanitation inspection scores a true index of risk?
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Taylor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international maritime health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2081-3252
pISSN - 1641-9251
DOI - 10.5603/imh.2018.0037
Subject(s) - sanitation , cruise , index (typography) , outbreak , environmental health , environmental science , business , geography , medicine , engineering , environmental engineering , computer science , virology , world wide web , aerospace engineering
The utility of cruise ship sanitation scores as indicators of future gastroenteritis outbreak was investigated by means of a 5-year review of inspection scores and outbreaks of gastroenteritis as reported under the Vessel Sanitation Programme of the United States Public Health Centers for Disease Control.
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