Over 120 passengers experienced gastrointestinal illness on recent Holland America Line and Oceania Cruises voyages.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has previously signaled that influenza A, COVID and RSV are on the rise across ...
The CDC inspects hundreds of cruise ship yearly. Some cruise lines and cruise parent companies score better than others.
Cruise passengers live in tight quarters where contact with other passengers can't be avoided. Yes, some people still wear ...
In December alone five cruise ships from Cunard, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, all Carnival-owned brands, ...
The popularity of the cruise industry continues to grow and multiply and along with that development, there’s some less than ...
Health officials say the “often crowded, semi-enclosed” cruise ship environment can facilitate the spread of diseases and ...
The cruise industry continues to balloon — with ever bigger, ever wilder boats and some 37.1 million cruise passengers set to ...
Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that ...
Public health officials note the disease thrives in colder months, and reduced pandemic protocols may be fueling the spike.
Norovirus causes an inflammation of the stomach or intestines called acute gastroenteritis, according to the CDC. The virus ...
Diagnostic tests may be useful in preventing or limiting the spread and duration of outbreaks, and are needed to define norovirus-associated morbidity and mortality. However, the interpretation of ...