Norovirus Cruise Ship

We describe an investigation of a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak aboard a cruise ship affecting 6 consecutive cruises and the use of sequence analysis to.

Norovirus cruise ship. Control measures include patient isolation hand washing and facility closure. With cruise ship outbreaks regularly appearing in the news awareness of Norovirus -- an extremely common and highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis -- has been significantly raised. Persistence of virus despite sanitization onboard including introdu.

Cruise ship staff send this report any time the ship is in the United States or within 15 days of arriving at a US. Norovirus outbreaks can occur on cruise ships when people bring the virus on to the ship and pass it on to others. It spreads in locations where people are congregated into enclosed spaces nursing homes hospitals daycares and schools hotels dormitoriesand yes cruise ships.

Incorrectly Called the Cruise Ship Disease. 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. About 1 in 5 cases of acute gastroenteritis which leads to diarrhea and vomiting is caused by norovirus.

With cruise guests embarking and disembarking ships there is a chance new passenger arrivals may bring the virus onboard and the close living quarters can also increase the contact. Cruise ship outbreaks are reported posted on the CDC website when the illness incident meets the following criteria. Norovirus can easily be brought on board when ships dock and due to its ability to persist on surfaces can infect consecutive cruises Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014.

CDC investigators traced the source of 10 cruise ship outbreaks back to a smoothie made with frozen raspberries. An outbreak on the Norwegian Gem during which 111 passengers and 3 crew members became ill November 2013. Incorrectly Called the Cruise Ship Disease.

Worldwide norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. The ship falls within the purview of the Vessel Sanitation Program VSP. CDC cruise ship Norovirus reports.