Information for Travelers: Air Travel and Cruise Ships

Air Travel

• Air Passengers Subject to Health Checks for Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
• Transportation Security Administration – Security Measures for Air Travel, concerning what passengers may carry onto the airplane
• Spraying Aircraft for Insects - Disinsection
  Recommendations from Health Information for International Travel
• Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control, 2nd Edition (World Health Organization, 2006) (728 KB / 47 pages)
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)
• SARS
  • Questions and Answers about SARS and the current SARS situation

Cruise Ship Travel and Health

• CDC Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP)
  Protects passenger and crew health by minimizing the risk of gastrointestinal illness aboard cruise ships. Posts inspection scores and outbreak information
  • Summary of Sanitation Inspections of International Cruise Ships ("Green Sheet")
  • Sanitation Inspection Scores Database
    Obtain sanitation inspection scores of international cruise ships
• Cruise Ship Travel
  Recommendations from Health Information for International Travel

Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.