Norovirus Cruise Ships 2014
An outbreak on the Norwegian Gem during which 111 passengers and 3 crew members became ill November 2013.
Norovirus cruise ships 2014. Among these 92 97 were caused by norovirus and among 80 norovirus specimens for which a genotype was identified 59 738 were GII4 strains. With the Explorer of the Seas sailing back to New Jersey with almost 650 victims of norovirus related nausea and diarrhea Time magazine just published the article Cruise Out of Control. Only 129678 passengers met the programs case definition for acute gastrointestinal illness and only a small proportion of those cases 1 in 10 were part of a norovirus outbreak.
By Jim Walker on January 28 2014. There were seven instances of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships last year involving a total of 1238 passengers Candy said. Immerse yourself into culture cuisine art and history on Vikings award winning ships.
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Ready To Break Free. During 2008-2014 a total of 133 cruise ship acute gastroenteritis outbreaks were reported 95 71 of which had specimens available for testing. Norovirus and cruise ships Jennifer H Lun A D Kelly-Anne Ressler B E Mark J Ferson B C F and Peter A White A G Author Affiliations - Author Affiliations.
Norovirus On Cruise Ships In April 2014 over 100 passengers on a week-long Crown Princess cruise had their vacation dampened by illness. Controlling Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships can be challenging. Secure Your Cruise Today With NCLs Flexible Cancellation Policy.
The Crown Princess is flagged out of Bermuda. As the only national or international body tracking norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships the CDC reports favorably on the cruise industrys efforts toward minimizing the spread of outbreaks in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report titled Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships. In fact it affects many more people on land than on cruise ships.
