CDC Confirms Spread Of 'Unknown' Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship
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The CDC has confirmed that an "unknown" outbreak aboard a cruise ship is spreading,and has infected at least 154 people.
In anupdatethis week, the agency said that so far25 crew members and 129 passengerson the Carnival-owned Cunard Cruise Line's Queen Victoria have fallen ill, after an initial 15 cases were reported weeks ago. The Queen Victoria has 1,824 passengers and 967 crew members aboard
Those fallen ill have reported "symptoms of gastrointestinal illness," however the CDC has yet to identify the exact illness.
"Cunard confirms that a number of guests had reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness on board Queen Victoria on voyage V405 which departed Florida on [Jan. 22] and arrived in San Francisco on [Feb. 7]," said Cunard Cruise Lines in a statement to news outlets. "They immediately activated their enhanced health and safety protocols to ensure the wellbeing of all guests and crew on board and these measures have been effective."
