ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The CDC is investigating an outbreak of a stomach bug aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship last week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 92 passengers and 5 crew members reported falling ill.
The ship had almost 2,700 passengers and almost 1,000 crew members. It left Miami last Wednesday and returned Sunday after going to the Bahamas.
A spokeswoman says Disney Cruise Line implemented added sanitation measures such as continuous cleaning of handrails. Self-service stations at buffets and ice cream stations also were discontinued to limit passenger contact with food.
The ill passengers were confined to their rooms for 24 hours, and cruise activities weren't affected. The primary symptom was vomiting.
The last time a Disney ship had a significant illness outbreak was in 2002.
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B_I_D___ 7 years, 11 months ago
You cram almost 4,000 people into a tight space and unfortunately these things can happen. Cruise ships stress to passengers relentlessly about using the hand sanitizer stations and hygiene, but sometimes it just happens. Lather rinse repeat...
Sickened 7 years, 11 months ago
If this can happen so quickly with decent hygiene practices, imagine in Europe where you have ten's of thousands of refugees all camped together with little access to running water or hand sanitizers and exposed to the elements. Having diarrhea in an open field with thousands of people around and no toilet paper is no joke.
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