The rapid spread of norovirus on cruise ships has been an ongoing risk, and cruise ships lines have established tight procedures for this including extensive cleaning and quarantining those with symptoms. Now we can add the need to properly maintain hot tubs to that list.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7342a3.htm
Two Outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease Associated with Outdoor Hot Tubs for Private Use — Two Cruise Ships, November 2022–July 2024
Weekly / October 24, 2024 / 73(42);950–954
Sooji Lee, MSPH1; Chris Edens, PhD1; Troy Ritter, PhD2; Luis O. Rodriguez, MS2; Kara Tardivel, MD3; Natalia A. Kozak-Muiznieks, PhD1; Melisa Willby, PhD1; Nancy Ortiz, PhD3; Adam L. Cohen, MD1; Jessica C. Smith, MPH1 (View author affiliations)
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7342a3.htm
Two Outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease Associated with Outdoor Hot Tubs for Private Use — Two Cruise Ships, November 2022–July 2024
Weekly / October 24, 2024 / 73(42);950–954
Sooji Lee, MSPH1; Chris Edens, PhD1; Troy Ritter, PhD2; Luis O. Rodriguez, MS2; Kara Tardivel, MD3; Natalia A. Kozak-Muiznieks, PhD1; Melisa Willby, PhD1; Nancy Ortiz, PhD3; Adam L. Cohen, MD1; Jessica C. Smith, MPH1 (View author affiliations)