Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2021)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.210398
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 7
pp. 1927 – 1930

Abstract

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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.

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