From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea shaped the public health system
Cruise ships are convenient floating hotels by which to see far-flung parts of the world — but as an epidemiologist, I know they are also everything an infectious pathogen could want: thousands of strangers packed into enclosed spaces for days or weeks, sharing dining rooms and high-touch surfaces such as elevator buttons and handrails, breathing recirculated […]
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