1. Varicella Fatality on a Cargo Vessel -- Puerto Rico, 2015.
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Ellis, Misty, Luna-Pinto, Carolina, George, Thomas, Regan, Joanna J., Marin, Mona, Lopez, Adriana, Rivera-Garcia, Brenda, and Tardivel, Kara
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PNEUMONIA-related mortality , *CHICKENPOX , *QUARANTINE , *SHIPS - Abstract
The article discusses the case of a crew member of a foreign cargo vessel off the coast of Puerto Rico in 2015 due to Varicella pneumonia. Topics covered include the implementation of daily temperature and rash surveillance after the death, the procurement of Acyclovir for treatment of possible additional cases and the ways by which varicella can be transmitted. Also mentioned is the importance of early notification of illness or death by ships arriving to U.S. ports of entry.
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- 2017
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