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Even after staff reductions, norovirus outbreaks continue to be reported from cruise ships - most recently from Viking ...
The news comes as the U.S. battles a new strain of norovirus and cruise lines face an upsurge in onboard outbreaks. The VSP’s ...
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars ...
The federal government's Vessel Sanitation Program continues its health inspections of cruise ships despite recent staff ...
Thirty-two passengers and crew aboard the Viking Polaris cruise ship fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea. The CDC is ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fired all sanitation inspectors for cruise ships despite their payroll not ...
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cruise ship inspections will continue amid government layoffs, an official said the task will be more challenging for remaining workers. The ...
Despite recent layoffs at Health and Human Services, the CDC confirmed its Vessel Sanitation Program will continue.
The cuts to the Vessel Sanitation Program are particularly puzzling because inspection work is funded by fees paid by cruise ...
Staffers working as part of a CDC program that monitors and investigates cruise ship outbreaks were recently laid off, ...
The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...
The cuts are problematic for Florida, where passengers disembark from cruise ships with gastrointestinal viruses and often ...