Norovirus Cruise Ship

CDC cruise ship Norovirus reports.

Norovirus cruise ship. We describe an investigation of a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak aboard a cruise ship affecting 6 consecutive cruises and the use of sequence analysis to. Incidents of norovirus or other gastrointestinal GI disease are quite rare on cruise ships. It spreads in locations where people are congregated into enclosed spaces nursing homes hospitals daycares and schools hotels dormitoriesand yes cruise ships.

Incidents of norovirus or other gastrointestinal GI disease are quite rare on cruise ships. About 1 in 5 cases of acute gastroenteritis which leads to diarrhea and vomiting is caused by norovirus. Norovirus can be contracted from an infected person contaminated food or water or by touching contaminated surfaces.

Norovirus outbreaks can occur on cruise ships when people bring the virus on to the ship and pass it on to others. Once exposed infected people are initially asymptomatic even though they are contagious. Noro is not a Cruise ship illness.

Ive had only 2 situations when I saw cases of norovirus. When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness. Norovirus is a very contagious virus causing acute gastroenteritis inflammation of the stomach intestines or both.

Persistence of virus despite sanitization onboard including introdu. Cruise ship staff send this report between 24 and 36 hours before the ship arrives at a US. Starting from January 1 2015 total of 5 cases of norovirus were reported.

Norovirus outbreaks are prevalent in long-term care and other health-care facilities restaurants and catered events schools and institutional settings as well as cruise ships and other transportation settings Hall et al 2011. So lets take a closer look. Recent Cases of Norovirus on Cruise Ships.