Ship with Princess Cruises hit with norovirus outbreak
This is the second time within two months that a norovirus outbreak happened on a Princess ship based out of the Fort Lauderdale.
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This is the second time within two months that a norovirus outbreak happened on a Princess ship based out of the Fort Lauderdale.
More than 150 passengers and crew members on a Princess cruise ship fell ill last week due to an outbreak of norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea and foodborne illness in the United States, according to the CDC.
A norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of passengers on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas cruise ship during its two-week voyage. It returned to PortMiami on Thursday.
A norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of passengers on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas cruise ship during its two-week voyage.
The Royal Caribbean ship pulled in early Thursday morning due to a norovirus outbreak that made almost 100 people sick.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
It's the second Holland America Line ship to have dozens of passengers fall ill this month, according to the CDC.
A Holland America cruise ship that left from Port Everglades is the latest to report a Norovirus outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not specify what type of gastrointestinal illness caused the outbreak, but the victims reported having diarrhea and vomiting.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show cases of norovirus, the highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in the U.S.
There is no specific treatment for norovirus, which typically lasts one to three days.
Cases of norovirus, also called the stomach flu or stomach bug, are surging.
Cleveland Clinic infectious disease specialist Dr. Donald Dumford says prevention is the best way to keep from catch the bug.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus are all surging in the U.S. It's predicting respiratory virus hospitalizations could be as high as last year, despite a slow start to this cold and flu season.
Over 50 passengers and 15 crew members reported being ill with norovirus on a month-long cruise on the Coral Princess.
There have been 13 outbreaks of norovirus on cruises this year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The exact cause of this year's uptick in cruise cases remains unclear
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 13 outbreaks so far this year, the highest number since 2012.
A vacation at sea was forced to end a day early after several passengers said they weren't feeling well.
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas is returning to a Florida port a day early and giving passengers full refunds of their fare after 277 guests and crew members were hit with an outbreak of Norovirus as it sailed to Jamaica.
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Crew and passengers were taken off a cruise ship Friday after the spread of the norovirus.
