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P&O Cruises Arcadia linked to a Norovirus Outbreak
2 years ago •source cdc.gov
Outbreak
United States
The CDC is investigating a Norovirus Outbreak linked to the P&O Cruises Arcadia from December 29, 2022 to January 3, 2023. 84 passengers have reported being ill during the voyage out of a total of 1,986 (4.23%) passengers onboard. of the 818 crew members, 10 have reported being ill during the voyage, that is 1.22% of all crew. The predominant symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea.The Arcadia current location is at the North West Atlantic Ocean en route to the Port of Freeport in the Bahamas.
The gastrointestinal illness cases reported are totals for the entire voyage and do not represent the number of active (symptomatic) gastrointestinal cases at any given port of call or at disembarkation.
In response to the outbreak, P&O Cruises and the crew aboard the ship reported the following actions:
- Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to the ship’s outbreak prevention and response plan
- Collected stool specimens from passenger and/or crew gastrointestinal illness cases
- Notified embarking guests of the situation onboard and encouraged illness reporting and good hand hygiene.
VSP monitored the situation and the ship’s outbreak response and sanitation procedures.
Norovirus is very contagious and is easily transmitted from person to person most through the oral/fecal route. Considering that hand sanitizer does NOT work against this virus, it is important to wash your hands with soap frequently. Use bleach to clean and disinfect surfaces.
In case you experience vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea, report it now. It can help to detect & resolve outbreaks early and prevent others from being harmed, and it enables better surveillance. If symptoms persist, seek medical care.
Source: www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/outbreak/2022/Arcadia_12-29.html
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Norovirus was on Arcadia the week before 29/12/22 we all received an email confirming this and stated the ship would be sailing 2 hours later than planned to give it a deep cleaning obviously didn’t work Many passengers caught it and the crew was noticeably short staffed
Neve cruise. It's full of germs and bacteria YUCK!