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2019-07-30Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/6325
A Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Need
dc.contributor.authorMouchtouri, Varvara A.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Hannah C.
dc.contributor.authorHadjichristodoulou, Christos
dc.contributor.authorthe EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action Partnership
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-16T08:37:20Z
dc.date.available2019-10-16T08:37:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-30none
dc.identifier.other10.3390/ijerph16152713
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/6338
dc.description.abstractA literature review was conducted to identify evidence of cases and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that have been reported from on board ships and the methods applied on board for prevention and control, worldwide, in 1990 to April 2019. Moreover, evidence from seroprevalence studies for the same diseases were also included. The literature review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 1795 cases (115 outbreaks, 7 case reports) were identified, the majority were among crew (1466/1795, 81.7%) and were varicella cases (1497, 83.4%). The origin of crew cases was from sub-tropical countries in many reports. Measles (40 cases, 69% among crew), rubella (47, 88.7%), herpes zoster (9, 69.2%) and varicella cases (1316, 87.9%) were more frequent among crew. Mumps cases were equal among passengers and crew (22/22). Hepatitis A (73/92, 70.3%), meningococcal meningitis (16/29, 44.8%), and pertussis (9/9) were more frequent among passengers. Two outbreaks resulted in 262 secondary measles cases on land. Review results were used to draft a new chapter for prevention and control of VPDs in the European Manual for Hygiene Standards and Communicable Disease Surveillance on Passenger Ships. Despite past and current evidence for cross-border VPD transmission and maritime occupational risks, documented pre-employment examination of immune status, vaccination of seafarers, and travel advice to passengers are not yet regulated.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectvaccineeng
dc.subjectcruiseeng
dc.subjectshipeng
dc.subjecttraveleng
dc.subjectmaritime healtheng
dc.subjectvaricellaeng
dc.subjectchickenpoxeng
dc.subjectmumpseng
dc.subjectrubellaeng
dc.subjectmeasleseng
dc.subjectpertussiseng
dc.subjectdiphteriaeng
dc.subjectmeningococcal diseaseeng
dc.subjecthepatitis Aeng
dc.subjectvaccinationeng
dc.subjectoccupational healtheng
dc.subjectseafarerseng
dc.subjectsailorseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleA Systematic Review for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases on Ships: Evidence for Cross-Border Transmission and for Pre-Employment Immunization Neednone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6338-9
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/6325
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthnone
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/15/2713none
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameMDPInone
local.edoc.container-volume16none
local.edoc.container-issue15none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2019none
local.edoc.container-year2019none
local.edoc.container-firstpage1none
local.edoc.container-lastpage21none
local.edoc.rki-departmentInfektionsepidemiologienone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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