A cruise passenger died following a norovirus outbreak on a US -bound ship that confined dozens of travellers to their cabins ...

MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A norovirus outbreak aboard the P&O Cruises’ Arcadia ship last fall left dozens of ...

Norovirus causes an inflammation of the stomach or intestines called acute gastroenteritis, according to the CDC. The virus ...

In December alone five cruise ships from Cunard, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, all Carnival-owned brands, ...

Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that ...

Over 300 passengers and dozens of crew members have reported gastrointestinal illness on a Queen Mary 2 cruise. This incident follows a series of norovirus outbreaks on other cruise lines in ...

The agency says the vast majority of gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships are attributed to norovirus, a hearty virus that can survive “routine cleaning procedures” and spread easily from ...

"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 ...

Four cruise ships were affected by five stomach bug outbreaks in December, The Washington Post reported, citing the CDC.

Photo Credit: NAPA/Shutterstock In parallel to the nationwide rise in norovirus cases, cruise ships recorded their worst year of gastrointestinal illnesses in over a decade in 2024, according to ...

There's been a dramatic increase in gastrointestinal illnesses aboard cruise ships in recent weeks—and norovirus is to blame for most of them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...