Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to U.S. cruise ship hot tubs, according to reports. Private outdoor hot tubs on the balconies of two cruise ships were pinpointed as ...

Private hot tubs on cruise ships are not subject to the same maintenance requirements as are public hot tubs in common areas. Given the range of hot tub–type devices offered as amenities across ...

Hot tubs aboard a cruise ship have been linked to outbreaks of a bacterial disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. Between November 2022 and April 2024 ...

Public hot tubs on cruise ships might gross some people out, but paying for a private spa may not actually reduce exposure to dangerous, water-dwelling pathogens. A new report from the US Centers for ...

Private hot tubs on two cruise ships have been linked to outbreaks of a bacterial lung infection known as legionnaires’ disease, which is a “serious pneumonia,” the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Public hot tubs on cruise ships might gross some people out, but paying for a private spa may not actually reduce exposure to dangerous, water-dwelling pathogens. A new report from the US Centers ...

Two outbreaks of bacterial Legionnaires disease on separate cruise ships were traced to germs from passengers' in-cabin hot tubs These more private tubs aren't subject to the same disinfectant ...

“Epidemiologic, environmental, and laboratory evidence suggests that private balcony hot tubs were the likely source of exposure in two outbreaks of Legionnaires disease among cruise ship ...

24. On the first vessel, referred to in the report as cruise ship A, legionella was found in six of its 10 private balcony hot tubs. “Of the six private balcony hot tubs with Legionella ...

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