COVID on the Seas: SARS-CoV-2 in Commercial Shipping, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2020–2021

Edward Gebuis; Bruno Vieyra; Rob Slegtenhorst; Saskia Wiegmans; Bas van Dijk; Thijs Veenstra; Saskia Tejland; Ewout Fanoy; Annemieke de Raad; Marion Koopmans; René de Vries; Saskia van Leeuwen-Voerman; Jane Whelan

doi:10.3390/msf2022013019

Medical Sciences Forum (Dec 2022)

COVID on the Seas: SARS-CoV-2 in Commercial Shipping, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2020–2021

Edward Gebuis,
Bruno Vieyra,
Rob Slegtenhorst,
Saskia Wiegmans,
Bas van Dijk,
Thijs Veenstra,
Saskia Tejland,
Ewout Fanoy,
Annemieke de Raad,
Marion Koopmans,
René de Vries,
Saskia van Leeuwen-Voerman,
Jane Whelan

Affiliations

Edward Gebuis: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bruno Vieyra: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rob Slegtenhorst: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Port of Rotterdam, 3072 ER Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Saskia Wiegmans: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Port of Rotterdam, 3072 ER Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bas van Dijk: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Port of Rotterdam, 3072 ER Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Thijs Veenstra: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Saskia Tejland: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ewout Fanoy: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Annemieke de Raad: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Marion Koopmans: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of ViroScience, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
René de Vries: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Port of Rotterdam, 3072 ER Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Saskia van Leeuwen-Voerman: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jane Whelan: Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, 3011 EN Rotterdam, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013019
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
p. 19

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We analysed all proven cases of SARS-CoV-2 on sea-going vessels entering or present in the Port of Rotterdam to illustrate the burden of the corona pandemic on commercial shipping. We calculated the notification rate (NR) per arrival and attack rate per vessel and correlated outbreak sizes by vessel type over time during the pandemic using routinely gathered data from the port and public health (PH) authorities.

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ISSN: 2673-9992 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
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