United States: In December, more than three hundred individuals fell ill owing to norovirus outbreaks on three separate cruise ships.
Hence, during this month, last year where the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed three distinct norovirus outbreaks affecting cruise vessels.
More about the news
This is the only month in which the CDC has reported three confirmed cases of norovirus outbreaks affecting cruise ships during this year.
Health officials have stated that a total of 301 passengers and crew members became infected with the virus across two separate cruise trips in December. Government data shows that over 300 individuals fell ill with norovirus in December alone, spread across three distinct cruise vessels.
Just over 300 people have been sickened in #norovirus outbreaks on three different cruise ships in December.https://t.co/sm3OmfGqmn
— Ian Weissman, DO (@DrIanWeissman) December 21, 2024
This is the only month in the year that the American CDC has confirmed three outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships, US News reported.
During the December outbreaks, 301 passengers and crew members were sickened, according to authorities.
Measures taken by the officials
Measures were taken in the presence of the outbreak: extraordinary sanitation and disinfection, as well as isolation of sick passengers and crews. After the Rotterdam ship docks in Fort Lauderdale, it will be disinfected before the next voyage, the cruise said to CBS News.
However, this was just one of the three norovirus cases reported on ships this month. There were also instances of norovirus outbreaks in Holland.
In the December 4-11 voyage, of the 1,923 passengers, 87 had symptoms of the flu, and an additional four crew members of the 757-member team.