Norovirus Cruise Ships 2014

Only 129678 passengers met the programs case definition for acute gastrointestinal illness and only a small proportion of those cases 1 in 10 were part of a norovirus outbreak.

Norovirus cruise ships 2014. By Jim Walker on January 28 2014. 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. As the only national or international body tracking norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships the CDC reports favorably on the cruise industrys efforts toward minimizing the spread of outbreaks in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report titled Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships.

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. Among these 92 97 were caused by norovirus and among 80 norovirus specimens for which a genotype was identified 59 738 were GII4 strains. Immerse yourself into culture cuisine art and history on Vikings award winning ships.

2016 An outbreak of multiple norovirus strains on a cruise ship in China 2014. The following report is a review of the latest research into Norovirus and the effects on the cruise ship industry. There were seven instances of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships last year involving a total of 1238 passengers Candy said.

Thats less than a. From 2008 to 2014 74 million passengers sailed on cruise ships in the Vessel Sanitation Programs jurisdiction. As the only national or international body tracking norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships the CDC reports favorably on the cruise industrys efforts toward minimizing the spread of outbreaks in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MMWR titled Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships - United States 2008-2014 A few highlights.

Production Schedule Potential to impact cruise ship schedule Investigation into cause of outbreak performed Additional cleaning of cruise ship needed Customer Service Labor Time AND AND A norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbeans Explorer of the Seas sickened nearly 700 hundred people during a cruise that ended on January 29 2014. Ad Save Up To 30 Off Your Cruise Receive 5 Free Offers Including A Free Beverage Package. Norovirus is a very contagious virus.

After months of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships a smoothie is finally implicated. 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. 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.