The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that dozens of people on board a cruise ship now docked in California were sickened by a norovirus outbreak.
The agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program said on Wednesday that 102 passengers, out of 3,032 total, and 23 crew members, out of 1,144 total, on board the Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess vessel reported being ill. The ship’s voyage dates were from June 12 to July 2.
The predominant symptoms reported by passengers and crew members were diarrhea and vomiting, the CDC said, identifying norovirus as the source of the outbreak, a highly contagious virus that often spreads among people in crowded conditions….