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Under the authority of the Public Health Service Act to take measures necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases in the United States from a foreign country [42 United States Code Section 264(a)], a surveillance system for diarrhea illnesses on board passenger ships carrying 13 or more passengers has been maintained by the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This reporting system, along with a rigorous VSP sanitation inspection program and the industry's commitment to provide safe and healthy cruises, has been instrumental in significantly reducing the number of outbreaks of diarrhea aboard cruise ships.

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Record Details:

Record Type:DATA SET

Product Published Date:05/09/2005

Record Last Revised:05/09/2005

Record ID: 132628

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Role :CONTACT

Organization Name :Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Organization Name :National Center for Environmental Health

Organization Name :Vessel Sanitation Program

Primary Phone Number : (770) 488-7070

Alternate Phone Number :1-800-323-2132

Primary Email :vsp@cdc.gov