Maritime illness and death reporting and public health response, United States, 2010 –2014

Deaths and certain illnesses onboard ships arriving at US ports are required to be reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and notifications of certain illnesses are requested.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Caroline Stamatakis, Marion Rice, Faith Washburn, Kristopher Krohn, Millicent Bannerman, Joanna J. Regan Source Type: research