More than 140 people on board two cruise ships were sickened in two gastrointestinal illness outbreaks, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates issued this week.
The agency said on Wednesday that a norovirus outbreak occurred on Holland America’s Eurodam, with 109 passengers and 13 crew members reporting illnesses. Their primary symptoms were diarrhea and vomiting due to the virus.
An outbreak of illnesses was also reported on the Oceania Cruises’ Oceania Nautica, with 18 passengers and 20 crew reporting symptoms, the CDC said. The cause was currently listed by the CDC as “unknown.”
A total of 2,139 passengers and 832 crew workers are on board the Eurodam cruise, while 639 passengers and 398 crew are on board the Oceania Nautica, the CDC said….