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CDC Health Information for International Travel 2008

Information for the Travel Industry: Cruise Ships

 

Ship Illness and Death Reporting Protocols

Based on Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 71), CDC DGMQ requires reporting from international conveyances destined for the U.S. of all onboard deaths and certain illnesses suggestive of a communicable disease.

• Federal regulations and process for reporting possible communicable illness to CDC on ships destined for the U.S.
  • Available as a PDF (120.00 KB, 1 page)
• CDC Quarantine Stations and jurisdictions

Influenza

• Preliminary Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Influenza-Like Illness Among Passengers and Crew Members on Cruise Ships, August 1999 (981.00 KB, 22 pages)

SARS-related information

• Prevention, Identification and Management of Suspect & Probable Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome on Cruise Ships
• Guidelines For Cruise Ship Passengers and Crew Members

• Page last reviewed:
• Page last updated: July 10, 2007
• Content source:
  Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
  National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases

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