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Norovirus outbreak on Carnival ship
US health officials at the Centers for Disease Control have reported another norovirus outbreak at sea, this time aboard the Carnival Sunshine.
The agency said 118 guests and five crew reported symptoms of the gastro bug, which typically include vomiting and diarrhea.
"CDC Vessel Sanitation Program is monitoring the outbreak and onboard response procedures. Specimens were collected and tested onboard using a norovirus rapid test. Results were positive for norovirus," the CDC said in a message posted on its website.
Carnival Sunshine is currently on a 13-night southern Caribbean cruise and is scheduled to dock in Port Canaveral tomorrow.
Ship crew have enacted the outbreak prevention and response plan which includes enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures.
A spokeswoman for Carnival said the shipboard team began seeing ‘elevated instances of gastric illness’ several days ago and immediately initiated ‘extra-rigorous cleaning and intervention protocols’.
"Our detailed response plan is in full swing and guests are being kept informed," she added.
This is the fourth suspected norovirus outbreak at sea in the last week.
Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas returned to port in New Jersey yesterday after reporting 125 passengers were struck down with a gastrointestinal illness.
The CDC is also monitoring a suspected outbreak on the Ocean Princess with 43 passengers so far affected.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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