Highly contagious norovirus spreads on cruise ship, sickening over 100 passengers and crew: CDC
Princess Cruises isolated sick passengers and crew and stepped up cleaning after the CDC said the outbreak affected about 3.3% of those aboard.
- On Monday, the Caribbean Princess arrives at Port Canaveral concluding a 13-day voyage during which 115 people—102 passengers and 13 crew members—fell ill with norovirus.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the outbreak on May 7, marking the fourth gastrointestinal illness event on a cruise ship this year.
- Princess Cruises implemented enhanced sanitation measures including isolating ill passengers and crew, collecting stool specimens for testing, and consulting with the Vessel Sanitation Program on outbreak response protocols.
- Upon arrival in Port Canaveral, the ship will undergo comprehensive cleaning and disinfection before departing for her next voyage, Princess Cruises confirmed in a statement.
- While norovirus outbreaks are common in close-contact environments, CDC data shows cruise-related cases account for only 1% of all reported norovirus outbreaks nationally.
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Cruise ship that left Fort Lauderdale docks at Port Canaveral after norovirus outbreak onboard - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) — A cruise ship that saw a norovirus outbreak onboard docked at Port Canaveral on Tuesday. One hundred and two passengers and 13 crew members became ill on board the Caribbean Princess, which left Fort Lauderdale. A passenger said that he did not know how bad the spread was. “We just thought it was food poisoning, and then the next morning we heard that there was an outbreak of the norovirus throughout the ship,” sai…
102 passengers and 13 crew members of the Caribbean Princess contracted the norovirus on the cruise ship. This disease is very contagious, especially in an environment of great promiscuity. This is the second episode of this type affecting a ship of the company.
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Cruise Ship Docks in Florida After Norovirus Sickens 145
The Caribbean Princess cruise ship docked at Port Canaveral in Florida on May 11, ending nearly two weeks at sea after 160 people on board reported symptoms of norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second major norovirus outbreak reported on a Princess Cruises ship since March. The viral outbreak struck 145 of 3,116 passengers and 15 of 1,131 staff members, the CDC reported. “Princess Cruises can con…
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