The cuts are problematic for Florida, where passengers disembark from cruise ships with gastrointestinal viruses and often ...

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

The gastrointestinal illness outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital is over. According to the Interior Health outbreak website, ...

A gastrointestinal illness outbreak continues at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Interior Health declared the norovirus outbreak on ...

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 ...

The federal government’s ability to investigate disease outbreaks on cruise ships was dealt a severe blow recently. CBS News ...

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

Only a dozen Public Health Service officers have reportedly been left to handle current and future ship inspections, which ...