{"id":23377,"date":"2024-02-02T04:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=23377"},"modified":"2024-02-02T04:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:48:44","slug":"123-passengers-sickened-aboard-cruise-ship-cdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=23377","title":{"rendered":"123 passengers sickened aboard cruise ship: CDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100 passengers and crew aboard a Queen Victoria cruise ship have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Cunard Cruise Line ship departed on Jan. 22 and is set to return on Feb. 12,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/vsp\/surv\/outbreak\/2024\/Queen-Victoria-1-29.html\"><u>the CDC\u2019s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) said.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Among the ship\u2019s 1,824 total passengers, 123 have reported being ill during the voyage. Of the 967-person crew, 16 have also become ill. The cases are for the entire trip so far and don\u2019t represent the number of active cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of the sickness is unknown, but symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to the CDC, the cruise line and crew have reported increased cleaning and disinfection procedures that are in accordance with the ship\u2019s outbreak prevention and response plan. Sick passengers and crew are isolating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVSP is remotely monitoring the situation, including reviewing the ship\u2019s outbreak response and sanitation procedures,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/According to ABC News, the cruise departed Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is scheduled to go to San Francisco before ending in Honolulu.\"><u>According to ABC News<\/u><\/a>, the cruise departed Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and is scheduled to go to San Francisco before ending in Honolulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCunard confirms that a small number of guests had reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness on board Queen Victoria. They immediately activated their enhanced health and safety protocols to ensure the wellbeing of all guests and crew on board,\u201d the company said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Measures taken so far have been effective, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4443658-123-passengers-sickened-aboard-cruise-ship-cdc\/\">Thehill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100 passengers and crew aboard a Queen Victoria cruise ship have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. The Cunard Cruise Line ship departed on Jan. 22 and is set to return on Feb. 12,&nbsp;the CDC\u2019s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) said. 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