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Re: 300 sick on Charleston, South Carolina cruise ship
Mercury appears free of norovirus
By Allyson Bird
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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After several days at sea, the Celebrity Mercury seems finally free of a stomach bug that afflicted nearly 1,000 passengers on its previous three voyages from Charleston.
This most recent Caribbean-bound cruise departed a day late, following an intensive, three-day cleaning. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention had issued a "no-sail recommendation" after the third consecutive outbreak of suspected norovirus.
CDC spokesman Ricardo Beato said investigators with his agency inspected the ship Sunday with the option of extending the disinfection another day. The agency is awaiting test results of samples it sent to a laboratory to identify the illness conclusively as norovirus.
Norovirus symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, sometimes accompanied by a low-grade fever. The highly contagious illness usually lasts a day or two and spreads through food, water or person-to-person contact.
Norovirus generally affects confined communities, such as cruise ships, schools and hospitals. The state Department of Health and Environmental
Control has investigated twice the usual number of gastrointestinal illness clusters across South Carolina this year.
Celebrity brought an extra 50 crew members to help sanitize the ship, according to Cynthia Martinez, corporate communications manager for parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises.
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Mercury appears free of norovirus
By Allyson Bird
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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This most recent Caribbean-bound cruise departed a day late, following an intensive, three-day cleaning. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention had issued a "no-sail recommendation" after the third consecutive outbreak of suspected norovirus.
CDC spokesman Ricardo Beato said investigators with his agency inspected the ship Sunday with the option of extending the disinfection another day. The agency is awaiting test results of samples it sent to a laboratory to identify the illness conclusively as norovirus.
Norovirus symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, sometimes accompanied by a low-grade fever. The highly contagious illness usually lasts a day or two and spreads through food, water or person-to-person contact.
Norovirus generally affects confined communities, such as cruise ships, schools and hospitals. The state Department of Health and Environmental
Control has investigated twice the usual number of gastrointestinal illness clusters across South Carolina this year.
Celebrity brought an extra 50 crew members to help sanitize the ship, according to Cynthia Martinez, corporate communications manager for parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises.
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