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. 2021 Jul;27(7):1927-1930.
doi: 10.3201/eid2707.210398. Epub 2021 May 12.

COVID-19 Outbreak on a Passenger Ship and Assessment of Response Measures, Greece, 2020

Sophia Hatzianastasiou, Varvara A Mouchtouri, Androula Pavli, Maria Tseroni, Spyros Sapounas, Charalampos Vasileiou, Katerina Dadouli, Maria Kyritsi, Michalis Koureas, Panagiotis Prezerakos, Matthaios Speletas, Georgios Panagiotakopoulos, Sotirios Tsiodras, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

COVID-19 Outbreak on a Passenger Ship and Assessment of Response Measures, Greece, 2020

Sophia Hatzianastasiou et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

We describe response measures to an outbreak involving 128 (33.4%) coronavirus disease cases (46.1% asymptomatic) among 383 persons onboard a passenger ship. Multivariate analysis indicated that dining in certain rooms and bar areas, nationality, working department (for crew members), and quarantining onboard the ship were significantly associated with infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; antibodies; asymptomatic; coronavirus disease; cruise; ferry; investigation; isolation; mask; outbreak; quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; ship; viruses; zoonoses.

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Epidemic curve for symptomatic coronavirus disease case-patients, by date of symptom onset, during an outbreak on a passenger ship, Greece, March 20–April 18, 2020. A total of 65 case-patients had a known date of symptom onset.
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