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Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC
Cruise ships saw the highest number of stomach bug illnesses since 2012 with 16 outbreaks impacting a total of 1,894 passengers.
125 sickened by stomach bug on Holland America, Oceania cruise ships
After a sea-sickening 2024, scores of people across two different cruise ships reported suffering from a gastrointestinal illness just days into the new year.
Did you get the stomach bug on your cruise? A look at cruise ship outbreaks in 2024
A virus known as the stomach bug that has surged across parts of the country is the cause of nearly all diarrhea outbreaks reported on cruise ships that docked at U.S. ports in 2024, federal data shows.
It feels like everyone has a stomach bug. A new norovirus strain might be to blame, CDC data suggests
"It is too early to tell if this strain is associated with more severe norovirus disease but likely lower population immunity is the reason for the early surge of an otherwise seasonal increase of this virus," Jan Vinjé, head of the CDC's CaliciNet system, told CBS News in an email.
Cruise ship ‘gastrointestinal outbreaks’ the worst they’ve been in years
According to The Hill, cases of stomach bug illnesses on cruise ships hit a 12-year high last year at 16 total. These outbreaks affected about 1,894 passengers as well as 245 crew members. Of the 16, five occurred in December alone, states The Hill.
Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals
The cruise industry continues to balloon — with ever bigger, ever wilder boats and some 37.1 million cruise passengers set to take to the waters in 2025, according to industry body Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
Cruise ship alert as passengers see worst year for stomach bug in over a decade
Cruise passengers have been told that 2024 was the worst year for stomach illness outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade.
Cruise ships dealt with worst year of stomach illnesses in over a decade, CDC says
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of these outbreaks were a result of the highly contagious norovirus, the data said, which is spread through direct contact with an infected person,
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Cruise passenger dies amid norovirus outbreak that sickened dozens
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Norovirus Spikes in U.S. as Stomach Bug Hits Hard
U.S. outbreaks this year are more than double what they were at the same time last year with the stomach virus causing ...