Ferson Mark J, Ressler Kelly-Anne
South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit, South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service, Locked Bag 88, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia.
Med J Aust. 2005 Apr 18;182(8):391-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06757.x.
A program for routine health surveillance on international cruise ships visiting the Port of Sydney has been developed since 1998. Before introduction of this program, ships only reported quarantinable diseases and were not aware of the Australian requirement to report other infectious diseases. Voluntary routine reporting, developed in partnership with the cruise ship industry, provides timely information on all infectious diseases of public health interest during every cruise. During 1999-2003, the program resulted in detection of and response to 14 outbreaks of gastroenteritis or acute respiratory infection, affecting more than 1400 passengers and crew. The program has improved preventive action, and risk communication and management by cruise ship operators, and led to more timely investigation and support by public health authorities.
自1998年起，悉尼港针对到访的国际游轮制定了一项常规健康监测计划。在该计划实施之前，游轮仅报告应检疫疾病，并不了解澳大利亚关于报告其他传染病的要求。与游轮行业合作制定的自愿性常规报告，可在每次游轮航行期间及时提供有关所有具有公共卫生意义的传染病的信息。在1999年至2003年期间，该计划促使发现并应对了14起肠胃炎或急性呼吸道感染疫情，影响了1400多名乘客和船员。该计划改进了预防措施以及游轮运营商的风险沟通与管理，并促使公共卫生当局进行更及时的调查与支持。
