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  • Title: Onshore catering increases the risk of diarrhoeal illness amongst cruise ship passengers.
    Author: Pugh RE, Selvey L, Crome M, Beers M.
    Journal: Commun Dis Intell; 2001 Jan; 25(1):15-7. PubMed ID: 11280195.
    Abstract:
    Of 134 Queensland passengers on a cruise, 91 (67.9%) people reported various illnesses including 41 (30.6%) who reported diarrhoeal symptoms. Queensland passengers who ate while onshore at non-Australian ports were significantly more at risk of developing diarrhoeal symptoms than those who did not. Passengers were particularly at risk when they ate onshore while undertaking a tour compared with those who did not undertake this tour. Travellers should be warned of the possibility of contracting diarrhoeal illness from onshore catering.
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