The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...

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 ...

The CDC employees whose jobs were cut were responsible for monitoring, tracking and assisting with gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships. The epidemiologist tasked with leading the federal ...

Two Canadian women who became sick with Salmonella onboard Radiance of the Seas are suing Royal Caribbean for negligence.

A new norovirus strain has contributed to the recent uptick in cruise ship outbreaks, and the bad year for vacation illness ...

VSP is in his division. The news comes after a recent string of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks. Twelve of those met the agency’s threshold for public notification so far this year. Most were ...

The US Food and Drug Administration kept quiet about a deadly E. coli outbreak that ripped through 15 states last November. According to a new NBC report, the federal agency chose not to publicly ...

CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) continues to monitor and assist with gastrointestinal outbreaks and track and report these illnesses," the HHS spokesperson said in a statement. Multiple CDC ...

The GHA is encouraging those unvaccinated against measles to take up the jab following a global outbreak which has affected countries including the UK, Spain and Morocco. Director of Public Health Dr ...