Why Australia’s new centre for disease control should cover cruise ship outbreaks
On January 1 this year, Australia launched its new Australian Centre for Disease Control, which will be a national agency to strengthen public health preparedness.
While the body is new, it already has an outlined list of responsibilities and some organisations that it works with, none of which mention cruise or cruise ships.
It would appear to be a logical move to have the new agency cover reporting of cruise ship outbreaks, as is done in the United States, where reporting on cruise ship outbreaks is much more thorough than in Australia.
Why Australia’s new centre for disease control should cover cruise ship outbreaks
