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Nearly 100 Become Sick Aboard Cruise Ship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 1) - Nearly 100 passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness on a five-day Carnival Cruise Line voyage, the company said Tuesday.
About 4 percent of passengers and crew were infected with what officials believe was a norovirus epidemic on a cruise from Jacksonville to Key West and the Bahamas aboard the Celebration. The cruise ended Saturday.
In total, 69 of 1,647 passengers and 30 of 693 crew members were sick. Final test results were still pending.
Noroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis in humans and last between 24 and 48 hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea.
"Somebody brings it on board and then it spreads. So, what we do is a very rigorous cleaning and sanitation effort to remove the virus," said Jennifer de la Cruz, Carnival Cruise Lines spokeswoman.
The Celebration was at sea on another voyage Tuesday and cases of gastroenteritis were below outbreak levels, de la Cruz said.
Nearly 100 Become Sick Aboard Cruise Ship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 1) - Nearly 100 passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness on a five-day Carnival Cruise Line voyage, the company said Tuesday.
About 4 percent of passengers and crew were infected with what officials believe was a norovirus epidemic on a cruise from Jacksonville to Key West and the Bahamas aboard the Celebration. The cruise ended Saturday.
In total, 69 of 1,647 passengers and 30 of 693 crew members were sick. Final test results were still pending.
Noroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis in humans and last between 24 and 48 hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea.
"Somebody brings it on board and then it spreads. So, what we do is a very rigorous cleaning and sanitation effort to remove the virus," said Jennifer de la Cruz, Carnival Cruise Lines spokeswoman.
The Celebration was at sea on another voyage Tuesday and cases of gastroenteritis were below outbreak levels, de la Cruz said.
