The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that there is a gastrointestinal outbreak on the Ocean Princess cruise ship, with 43 of 603 (7.13%) of passengers ill during the cruise and 5 of 387 (1.29%) crew members sick.
The Princess cruise ship is currently sailing on a February 13 – March
The Oceania Riviera, which was scheduled to be on a cruise until tomorrow, returned to the port yesterday with passengers sickened by norovirus.
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Earlier this month, we reported that researchers in Canada concluded that norovirus can spread by air, according to a publication in the highly respected Clinical Infectious Diseases. Eight doctors participated in a study of norovirus and determined that norovirus can be transmitted in an airborne form.
Cruise passengers on the Fred Olsen Balmoral cruise ship are affected by a massive viral outbreak.
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