CDC Reports 5 Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships in Past Month

Predominant symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps, the agency says.
CDC Reports 5 Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships in Past Month
Cruise ships line up along Port Miami of Miami. Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS
Jack Phillips
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Hundreds of people on cruise ships were sickened with stomach illnesses in the past month in five separate incidents, according to an update provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The five outbreaks involved the Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 in two separate incidents, Holland America Line’s Rotterdam, Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess, and Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam, the CDC said on Dec. 31.
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