Alaska Cruise Ship Norovirus

The ship was the site of eight norovirus outbreaks from late 2016 to early 2017 when sailing from Australia.

Alaska cruise ship norovirus. KTOO public media reports 73 people have reported getting sick on the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam. Incorrectly Called the Cruise Ship Disease. KINY radio reports that officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boarded a Princess cruise ship in Juneau on Friday to investigate a Norovirus outbreak that.

The 610-foot Silver Shadow reported 36 people fell ill during a May voyage that included Dutch Harbor Kodiak and Homer. Before last December the most recent previous outbreak involving a Royal Caribbean cruise was a case of norovirus in February 2016 aboard the Anthem of the Seas. It spreads in locations where people are congregated into enclosed spaces nursing homes hospitals daycares and schools hotels dormitoriesand yes cruise ships.

During May 2004 the Vessel Sanitation Program VSP investigated an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis on board a cruise ship sailing in Alaska waters. KTOO public media reports 73 people have reported getting sick on the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam which ported in Juneau Friday. About three percent of people aboard the ship are affected by the norovirus according to the cruise company.

That makes it easier for a norovirus incident to appear in the news than an outbreak in a college dormitory. From 2008 to 2014 74 million passengers sailed on cruise ships in the Vessel Sanitation Programs jurisdiction. Noro is every bit as common as the common cold.

The cruise industry racks up another Norovirus death and at the same time another doctor malpractice lawsuit. Alan Thomas is currently aboard the ship with his spouse and two friends. Norovirus info Norovirus is one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis and affects about 20 million Americans annually.

JUNEAU Alaska The US. Background During May 2004 the Vessel Sanitation Program VSP investigated an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis on board a cruise ship sailing in Alaska waters. Holland America Alaska cruise.