COVID on the Seas: SARS-CoV-2 in Commercial Shipping, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2020–2021

Authors:

EGEdward Gebuis
Edward Gebuis
BVBruno Vieyra
Bruno Vieyra
RSRob Slegtenhorst
Rob Slegtenhorst
SWSaskia Wiegmans
Saskia Wiegmans
BDBas van Dijk
Bas van Dijk
TVThijs Veenstra
Thijs Veenstra
STSaskia Tejland
Saskia Tejland
EFEwout Fanoy
Ewout Fanoy
ARAnnemieke de Raad
Annemieke de Raad
MKMarion Koopmans
Marion Koopmans
RVRené de Vries
René de Vries
SLSaskia van Leeuwen-Voerman
Saskia van Leeuwen-Voerman

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2 December 2022

conference paper
Published by MDPI AG in Medical Sciences Forum

Vol. 13 (1) , 19
DOI:10.3390/msf2022013019

Abstract

We analysed all proven cases of SARS-CoV-2 on sea-going vessels entering or present in the Port of Rotterdam to illustrate the burden of the corona pandemic on commercial shipping. We calculated the notification rate (NR) per arrival and attack rate per vessel and correlated outbreak sizes by vessel type over time during the pandemic using routinely gathered data from the port and public health (PH) authorities.

Keywords

COVID-19
STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA
OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT
SHIPPING
TRAVEL
NAVAL MEDICINE
RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES
DATABASE
ADULT HUMANS