Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an GI outbreak of unknown etiology that sickened more than 400 passengers and crew, requiring the ship’s voyage to be cut short.
Today, federal officials reported another outbreak aboard the vessel on it’s February 16–March 1, 2020 voyage. 186 passengers and 15 crew have been sickened with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea.
Princess Cruises and crew aboard the ship to the usual actions: cleaning and sanitation procedures, collecting samples from passengers and crew and sending daily gastrointestinal illness reports to CDC and Caribbean public health port authorities.
Norovirus is a highly contagious viral illness that often goes by other names, such as viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, and food poisoning.
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