Cruise Ship Flu Outbreak 2019
When a cruise ship passenger reports a stomach-flu its probably norovirus a common virus that is not related to the flu.
Cruise ship flu outbreak 2019. They all suffered from influenza experiencing flu symptoms - high fever. The most recent outbreak being Oceania Cruises Oceania Marina 318 to 45. NSW Health is warning cruise passengers to be vaccinated against influenza at least two weeks before they board a ship following a spike in outbreaks.
When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness. A Caribbean Princess cruise was cut short following a gastrointestinal outbreak aboard the ship caused it to be denied entry to at least one island before it headed to its home. On final count 592 passengers and crew 7 percent of the people on the ship were hit by a gastrointestinal outbreak that seized Oasis and cut the seven-day Caribbean voyage a day short.
The Norwegian Joy yet again endured a bout of passenger illnesses on a recent cruise with nearly 20 passengers experiencing flu-like symptoms. Authorities say over a dozen people aboard the cruise ship reported flu-like illnesses as they reached a Southern California port. During January 2019 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and other international health organizations reported several voyages that exceeded the reporting threshold requirement for a norovirus outbreak.
Norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean cruise ship sickens 475 passengers. Paramedics in San Pedro Sunday evaluated 19 people for flu-like systems aboard a cruise ship that experienced a similar situation last week. Cruise ship staff send this report between 24 and 36 hours before the ship arrives at a US.
Last Sunday the Norwegian Joy cruise ship was again docked at the port around 6 am. Another time 80 passengers were injured while being transported to the ship aboard a tender. WHO World Health Organization officially classified the outbreak as worldwide pandemic on March 11 2020.
1 2019 to evaluate patients after they fell ill onboard. NorovirusCDC Thus far in 2019 CDC-VSP officials investigated five outbreaks- all before early April nothing since. Interview with a cruise ship nurse.
