Latest Norovirus Outbreaks On Cruise Ships

The VWA had been notified of suspected norovirus outbreaks on 3 cruise ships operating in the Netherlands in the previous month.

Latest norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships. There have also been some notable cases reported during the last few years including. Close living quarters may increase the amount of group contact. Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are not normally reported to national.

With the Explorer of the Seas sailing back to New Jersey with almost 650 victims of norovirus related nausea and diarrhea Time magazine just published the article Cruise Out of Control. The following report is a review of the latest research into Norovirus and the effects on the cruise ship industry. People joining the ship may bring the virus to other passengers and crew.

Recent Cases of Norovirus on Cruise Ships. On this 10-night cruise 534 out of 3071 206 passengers or crew reported being ill. Health officials track illness on cruise ships.

On a ship its one in 5500. So outbreaks are found and reported more quickly on a cruise ship than on land. A Princess Cruises ship was forced to abandon the rest of its sailing for the second time this month after hundreds of passengers and crew members were diagnosed with norovirus.

I feel quite strongly it was already on the ship when we got there and that was my biggest. Norovirus outbreaks can occur on cruise ships when people bring the virus on to the ship and pass it on to others. We included eligible studies published from January 1990 to July 2013 that were written in English and described infectious episodes involving at least two passengers andor crewmembers on a commercial cruise ship.

The worst outbreak is of course Royal Caribbeans Explorer but the cruise line and its sister line Celebrity Cruises have the top. Norovirus outbreak on cruise ships. The VWA had been notifi ed of suspected norovirus out-breaks on 3 cruise ships operating in the Netherlands in the previous month.