Investigation of a Cluster of Extensively Drug Resistant Shigellosis Associated with a Cruise Ship

On February 13, 2020 CDC was notified by Australian public health authorities of three cases of infection with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella associated with Cruise X. On February 20, 2020, CDC notified state and local enteric disease epidemiologists of these cases, and asked states to notify CDC of any patients with Shigella infection who reported taking a cruise matching the characteristics of Cruise X. As a result of preliminary case finding, a total of 9 U.S. cases were identified as associated with Cruise X. This investigation is submitted to identify additional cases and better characterize cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and shigellosis associated with Cruise X. This will inform strategies to prevent introduction and transmission of XDR Shigella within the United States, and to identify future prevention strategies.

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