Norovirus Cruise Ships 2014

Among these 92 97 were caused by norovirus and among 80 norovirus specimens for which a genotype was identified 59 738 were GII4 strains.

Norovirus cruise ships 2014. From 2008 to 2014 74 million passengers sailed on cruise ships in the Vessel Sanitation Programs jurisdiction. An outbreak on the Norwegian Gem during which 111 passengers and 3 crew members became ill November 2013. Norovirus On Cruise Ships In April 2014 over 100 passengers on a week-long Crown Princess cruise had their vacation dampened by illness.

After months of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships a smoothie is finally implicated. Secure Your Cruise Today With NCLs Flexible Cancellation Policy. The CDC reported that norovirus hit more than 600 passengers and crew on Royal Caribbeans Explorer of the Seas in January making it one of.

Norovirus is a very contagious virus. Ad The future of cruising - Modern Spacious ships. CDC investigators finally traced the norovirus not coronavirus illnesses last year back to a smoothie.

Ready To Break Free. With the Explorer of the Seas sailing back to New Jersey with almost 650 victims of norovirus related nausea and diarrhea Time magazine just published the article Cruise Out of Control. Recent Cases of Norovirus on Cruise Ships.

Thats less than a. Ad Save Up To 30 Off Your Cruise Receive 5 Free Offers Including A Free Beverage Package. In fact according to the CDC over 21 million people are infected with Norovirus each year with less than 1 percent of out breaks occuring on cruise ships.

The GII4 Sydney strain was identified in 2012 in Sydney Australia. The cruise ship which was traveling along the coast of Southern California and Mexico had an outbreak of norovirus causing gastrointestinal illness in many crew members and passengers. Controlling Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships can be challenging.