Cruise Ship Illness 2015

The cruise line says when the ship was in Jamaica two CDC health officers boarded to collect samples and evaluate the outbreakbut this.

Cruise ship illness 2015. The ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago due to a significant outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. The CDC reported 178 of 1948 passengers 914 and 9 of 786 crew 115 have reported ill with gastrointestinal illnessTwo Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers boarded the ship in Falmouth Jamaica on January 30 2015 to conduct an epidemiological investigation an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activitiesThe ship was on a 10 day cruise. The total number of infected was 2570 of those 2458 passengers and 112 crew.

Norovirus an extremely common and highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis has become a significant concern for cruisers over the past decade because of the nature of the illness which spreads rapidly when persons occupy close quarters exactly what occurs aboard a cruise ship. More passengers mean increased opportunity for the spread of illness. Cruise ship getaways are like vacations inside vacationsnot only do you have the exciting shore excursions to look forward to but the boat itself is a hub of entertainment.

August 20 2015 Cause. When the Princess cruise ship docked this morning in Vancouver two passengers were transported by ambulance from the dock to hospital with norovirus. Martin L Gross Cruise Ship Passenger Death Star Princess Antarctica Cruise January 26 2016.

When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness. Passengers began reporting to the ships medical center with gastrointestinal illness according to Karen Candy a spokeswoman for Princess Cruises. Bryant a health communication assistant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The most recent cruise ship outbreak included on the CDC website occurred on the same ship -- the Star Princess -- in April and May of 2015. Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard. In addition 11 of the 578 crew members are stricken with the gastrointestinal illness.

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