Illness On Cruise Ships 2015

Separately on board the Royal Caribbean ship Legend of the Seas 114 of the ships 1763 passengers 65 came down with an unknown gastrointestinal illness.

Illness on cruise ships 2015. The Star Princess in 2012. Last April more than 100 passengers on the same ship fell sick to the same gastrointestinal virus. If 3 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness.

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Pathogens ie norovirus can be introduced into the cruise ship environment by ill passengers during embarkation 1415. Katy Rourke 25 from Broughty Ferry Dundee worked as a crew member aboard P O Cruises Australia ships. Of those six including the Star Princess were caused by norovirus.

When the programme began none of the cruise ships passed periodic VSP sanitation inspections. In both outbreaks passengers reported illness prior to the ships departure. At least 116 passengers and crew members on Legends of the Seas reported gastrointestinal symptoms.

A viral bug is the likely cause of an outbreak of gastroenteritis on a luxury cruise liner New South Wales health authorities say. Passengers began reporting to the ships medical center with gastrointestinal illness according to Karen Candy a spokeswoman for Princess Cruises. When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness.

The Star Princess is one of nine cruise ships in 2015 to have reported outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses to the CDC. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence of and describe the spectrum of respiratory infections and gastrointestinal illness among passengers and crew of cruise Ship. Bryant a health communication assistant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.