Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that ...
What's sneaky, super contagious and bound to cause diarrhea and vomiting? If you answered "norovirus," you'd be correct. But ...
Last year was the cruise industry's worst in more than a decade for outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness on ships in the U.S ...
"It is too early to tell if this strain is associated with more severe norovirus disease but likely lower population immunity is the reason for the early surge of an otherwise seasonal increase of ...
Norovirus infections can occur at any time of year, but they tend to peak during the colder winter months—that happens every ...
Four cruise ships were affected by five stomach bug outbreaks in December, The Washington Post reported, citing the CDC.
Norovirus causes an inflammation of the stomach or intestines called acute gastroenteritis, according to the CDC. The virus is “very contagious,” and symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, ...
A cruise passenger died following a norovirus outbreak on a US -bound ship that confined dozens of travellers to their cabins ...
In December alone five cruise ships from Cunard, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, all Carnival-owned brands, ...
The agency says the vast majority of gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships are attributed to norovirus, a hearty virus that can survive “routine cleaning procedures” and spread easily from ...
Over 300 passengers and dozens of crew members have reported gastrointestinal illness on a Queen Mary 2 cruise. This incident follows a series of norovirus outbreaks on other cruise lines in ...