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Dozens fall ill in P&O Cruises ship outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says dozens of guests and crew on a P&O Cruises ship came down sick with a gastrointestinal illness.
They reported symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, although the CDC hasn’t yet confirmed it to be norovirus.
The P&O Arcadia ship is on a transatlantic round-trip cruise from Southampton, UK to the US. and Canada.
The CDC came aboard the ship when in docked in New York to assess the situation.
“Upon embarkation all guests were provided with an advisory notice with precautionary health measures for onboard and onshore, as is standard procedure across our fleet,” a P&O Cruises spokesperson told USA TODAY.
“P&O Cruises swiftly implemented enhanced sanitation protocols to uphold the wellbeing of everyone onboard.”
The cruise line also made announcements to notify passengers and crew of the outbreak, the CDC said.
The CDC has logged nine incidents of norovirus on cruise ships so far this year which involve enough people for it to be classed as an outbreak.
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