An epidemiological description of illness in passengers and crew at the Bridgetown Barbados port and cruise terminal
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
Monografia
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-17988
Biblioteca responsável:
TT2.1
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe and analyse the epidemiology of illnesses experienced by passengers and crew arriving at the Bridgetown Port, Barbados between 2009 and 2013. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
Data were extracted from the passenger and crew arrival registers and passenger and crew illness logs. This was done for all vessels arriving at the Bridgetown Port between January 2009 and December 2013. Data were entered into an Epi Info database and analysis done using Epi Info Version 7.RESULTS:
There were 1031 cases of illness from over 3 million passenger visits and 1 million crew. The overall event rate for communicable illnesses was 15.7 (95% CI 14.4 - 17.1) per 100,000 passengers, and for crew was 24.0 (21.6 - 26.6) per 100, 000 crew. Gastroenteritis was the predominant illness experienced by passengers and crew followed by influenza. The event rate for gastroenteritis among passengers was 13.7 (12.5 -15.0) per 100,000 and 14.4 (12.6, 16.5) for crew. The event rate for non-communicable illnesses was 3.4 per 100,000 passengers with myocardial infarction being the main diagnosis. The event rate for non-communicable illnesses among crew was 2.1 per 100,000, the leading cause being injuries.CONCLUSIONS:
The predominant illnesses reported were gastroenteritis and influenza similar to previous published reports from around the world, but gastroenteritis was the predominant illness, unlike most other published studies. There is a role for Port Health Officers to assist the food safety and sanitation efforts on cruise liners and more frequent inspections and investigations of diseases outbreaks may be helpful.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Barbados
/
Epidemiologia Descritiva
/
Saneamento de Navios
/
Influenza Humana
/
Gastroenterite
País/Região como assunto:
Barbados
/
Caribe Inglês
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian Medical Journal Supplement
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Monografia