Communication of Public Health Events on Ships through the EU Common Ship Sanitation Database †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Disease (Possible Diagnosis) | Number of Events | Percentage of Total (%) |
---|---|---|
COVID-19 | 22 | 34.4 |
Gastrointestinal Illness (GI) | 14 | 21.9 |
None (other information) | 7 | 10.9 |
Vaccine-Preventable | 5 | 7.8 |
Tuberculosis | 4 | 6.3 |
Legionellosis | 4 | 6.3 |
Monkeypox | 2 | 3.1 |
Scabbia | 1 | 1.6 |
Influenza Like Illness (ILI) | 1 | 1.6 |
Histamine intoxication due to tuna intake | 1 | 1.6 |
Malaria | 1 | 1.6 |
Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | 1.6 |
Chickenpox, hand-foot-mouth disease, or other unclear viral disease | 1 | 1.6 |
Country | Number of Forms and Updates Completed | Port | Number of Forms and Updates Completed | Percentage of Total (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Greece | 44 (38.6%) | Achladi | 2 | 1.8% |
Heraklion (Iraklion) | 5 | 4.4% | ||
Itea | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Kavala | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Kérkira (Corfu) | 2 | 1.8% | ||
Piraeus(Pireefs) | 28 | 24.6% | ||
Rethymnon | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Rhodes | 4 | 3.5% | ||
Spain | 27 (23.7%) | Algeciras | 2 | 1.8% |
Barcelona | 18 | 15.8% | ||
Cadiz | 3 | 2.6% | ||
Gijon | 2 | 1.8% | ||
Palma de Mallorca | 2 | 1.8% | ||
Italy | 17 (14.9%) | Abadia a Isola | 13 | 11.4% |
Livorno | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Messina | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Venezia | 2 | 1.8% | ||
Belgium | 11 (9.6%) | Antwerpen | 1 | 0.9% |
Zeebrugge | 10 | 8.8% | ||
Netherlands | 10 (8.8%) | Amsterdam | 4 | 3.5% |
IJmuiden/Velsen | 1 | 0.9% | ||
Rotterdam | 5 | 4.4% | ||
Not applicable | 3 (2.6%) | 3 | 2.6% | |
United Kingdom | 1 (0.9%) | Port of Liverpool (England) | 1 | 0.9% |
Cyprus | 1 (0.9%) | Limassol | 1 | 0.9% |
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Kourentis, L.; Dávila Cornejo, M.; Christoforidou, E.; Bitsolas, N.; Anagnostopoulos, L.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Mouchtouri, V.A.; Partnership, T.E.H.G. Communication of Public Health Events on Ships through the EU Common Ship Sanitation Database. Med. Sci. Forum 2022, 13, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013013
Kourentis L, Dávila Cornejo M, Christoforidou E, Bitsolas N, Anagnostopoulos L, Hadjichristodoulou C, Mouchtouri VA, Partnership TEHG. Communication of Public Health Events on Ships through the EU Common Ship Sanitation Database. Medical Sciences Forum. 2022; 13(1):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013013
Chicago/Turabian StyleKourentis, Leonidas, Miguel Dávila Cornejo, Eleni Christoforidou, Nikos Bitsolas, Lemonia Anagnostopoulos, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, and The EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Partnership. 2022. "Communication of Public Health Events on Ships through the EU Common Ship Sanitation Database" Medical Sciences Forum 13, no. 1: 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013013