Over 130 Cruise Ship Passengers In US Mysteriously Fall Ill With Vomiting, Diarrhoea
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In response to the mysterious outbreak, the CDC said that the Cunard Cruise Line ship had isolated the sick passengers and crew.
Several passengers on board a cruise ship in the US have mysteriously been struck down with vomiting and diarrhoea, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an alert on Wednesday. According to the press note, at least 123 passengers and 16 crew members travelling on the Queen Victoria have reported falling ill since the voyage set off on January 22 from Florida. The cause of the gastrointestinal illness isn't known, health officials said, but they added that the main symptoms among those on board the vessel included diarrhoea and vomiting.
"Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 123 of 1,824 (6.74%)," the CDC said in the alert. "Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 16 of 967 (1.65%)," it added.
In response to the mysterious outbreak, the CDC said that the Cunard Cruise Line ship had isolated the sick passengers and crew, and "increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to the ship's outbreak prevention and response plan". The health agency's Vessel Sanitation Program is currently monitoring the situation on board, the CDC added.
