Hundreds sick on cruise ship
by Adrianna Martinez
200 passengers and many more on a British cruise ship have fallen ill with norovirus. 252 of 919 passengers have gotten sick on the Balmoral, a ship operated by Fred Olsen Cruises and has recently docked in Maine.Also eight of 520 crew members have come down with norovirus. The cruise line has increased disinfection procedures, collected stool specimens from passengers and sent the public health and sanitation manager from the cruise line's corporate office to oversee sanitation procedures.The virus is the most common cause of a stomach bug in the U.S. according to the CDC. It causes 19 million to 21 million illnesses every year, occurring more often in crowded environments such as cruise ships.
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