Hygiene inspections on passenger ships in Europe - an overview.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hygiene inspections on passenger ships are important for the prevention of communicable diseases. The European Union (EU) countries conduct hygiene inspections on passenger ships in order to ensure that appropriate measures have been taken to eliminate potential sources of contamination which could lead to the spread of communicable diseases. This study was implemented within the framework of the EU SHIPSAN project and it investigates the legislation applied and practices of hygiene inspections of passenger ships in the EU Member States (MS) and European Free Trade Association countries.

Methods

Two questionnaires were composed and disseminated to 28 countries. A total of 92 questionnaires were completed by competent authorities responsible for hygiene inspections

SUBMITTER: Mouchtouri VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2847977 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature