France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
Authorities said 48 passengers and one crew member had active symptoms as the ship remained under sanitation and isolation measures.
- French authorities allowed asymptomatic passengers to disembark the British cruise ship Ambition in Bordeaux on Wednesday, after initially ordering its over 1,700 passengers and crew to remain on board.
- Samples analyzed at Bordeaux University Hospital confirmed the illness as norovirus, while local authorities reported no serious cases and the ship's medical team cared for affected passengers on board.
- The Ambition, operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, reached Bordeaux on Tuesday evening midway through a 14-night voyage from Belfast and Liverpool with scheduled stops in northern Spain and along the French Atlantic coast.
- Officials confirmed there is no link to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch vessel that triggered European health alerts in recent weeks, though it remains unclear if or when the cruise will resume its journey.
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 23 gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships last year, with most attributed to norovirus including new virus strains.
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More than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were kept aboard in Bordeaux following a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, The Associated Press reported. The incident has also drawn added attention because it comes shortly after a separate, deadly hantavirus outbreak on another vessel. French officials said the two situations are not connected. What's happening? According to the AP, the Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition reached …
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Independent EspañolAsymptomatic passengers travelling on a British cruise have been able to disembark in Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed that the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, an unpleasant stomach virus that spreads easily.
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