Over 140 guests, crew sick due to a gastrointestinal outbreak on this popular cruise line
During an international trip of the Royal Caribbean, more than 140 people became ill in a gastrointestinal disease.
Seas of the Seas ship reported that he was sick during a course that ended on July 11, and that he was sick with seven crew members. Disease Control and Prevention Centers. The main symptoms were vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
The Health Agency listed the causal agent as unknown. The ship was traveling from Los Angeles to Mexico’s departure for a week. Cruiser.
The CDC said that the cruise line applied other steps, as well as applying increasing disinfection and cleaning measures and isolated guests and crew.
Royal Caribbean Group spokesman, Line’s mother company, said in a statement made to USA Today in a statement with E -mail, “Our guests, crew and the communities we visit are our biggest priority.” “To protect an environment that supports the highest health and safety on our ships, we apply meticulous cleaning procedures that exceed most public health guidelines.”
Happened 18 Gastrointestinal Diseases outbreaks In 2025, the CDC’s travels, which meet the threshold of public opinion notification, were caused by most Norovirus. There 18 epidemics Total last year and 14 in 2023.
In April, the CDC said to the USA Today, although the number of the last viewing ship outbreaks is higher than the years before the pandemi, we do not yet know whether it represents a new tendency, ”he said.
“CDC data shows that a new dominant strain is associated with the outbreaks of Norovirus,“ the agency said, “CDC data,” he said. “Ships usually follow the model of black -based outbreaks with a higher Norovirus season.”
The disease is usually associated with cruise ships, but they are only 1% of all outbreaks notified.
Nathan Languages is a consumer travel reporter for Nashville -based USA Today. You can reach him at ndiller@usatody.com.
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