NewsDesk @bactiman63 The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) reported on the thirteenth norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship this year this week. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on previous reports on cruise ship outbreaks investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) HERE, HERE and HERE,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of January 2023: 5. Philippines dengue cases top 200,000 for 2022 The number of dengue fever cases reported...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) reports investigating two outbreaks on recent cruise ship voyages- Seabourn Cruise Lines,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that a number of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships last year are associated with frozen...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed the state’s first presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The case is an older adult resident...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In this post I look at update on the two recent cruise ship outbreaks involving Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess: The February 2–16, 2020 voyage In a follow-up...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japan Ministry of Health reported today on an additional 79 passengers and crew onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship testing positive for novel coronavirus. Positive cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Federal health officials report investigating a gastrointestinal disease outbreak on a Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess February 2–16, 2020 voyage. To...

St Lucia health officials report a confirmed measles case onboard a cruise ship that entered the ports on Tuesday. At that time, a decision was made to quarantine the ship after determining one female...