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Possible norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://whnt.com/2014/01/27/royal-caribbean-cruise-cut-short-after-more-than-600-are-sickened/


Royal Caribbean cruise cut short after more than 600 are sickened
Posted on: 4:36 am, January 27, 2014, by CNN Wire, updated on: 04:39am, January 27, 2014

(CNN) ? A 10-day Royal Caribbean cruise ship will return two days early after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, the cruise line said Sunday.

According to Bernadette Burden, a spokeswoman with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 600 people on the ship have become ill. Passengers and crew members reported vomiting and diarrhea.

?New reports of illness have decreased day-over-day, and many guests are again up and about. Nevertheless, the disruptions caused by the early wave of illness means that we were unable to deliver the vacation our guests were expecting,? the cruise line said in a statement...
 
Re: Possible norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas

CDC to stay on cruise ship with more than 620 sickened

Maggie Fox , NBC News
4 hours ago

Federal health officials will stay on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship until it gets back to port in New Jersey later this week, keeping an eye on patients and trying to find the source of a nasty stomach bug that?s sickened more than 620 people.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 577 passengers and 49 crew members are sick, and says the most likely culprit is norovirus. It's one of the most common causes of illness in the United States and it spreads very quickly and easily ? especially in close quarters like on a cruise ship.

?Our team is on the ship and will stay on board until it returns to New Jersey,? said Bernadette Burden, a spokeswoman for the CDC.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cdc-stay-cruise-ship-more-620-sickened-2D12001349
 
Re: Possible norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas

Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/lif...f-the-seas-was-newer-norovirus-strain02062014



CDC: Stomach bug outbreak on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas was newer norovirus strain
Posted: 02/06/2014
Last Updated: 18 hours ago

...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the new Sydney strain of norovirus was the cause of the illnesses on board Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas...
 
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