Sydney 2012 norovirus strain confirmed as agent on ‘Explorer of the Seas’ outbreak
The strain of norovirus, known as GII.4 Sydney, has been confirmed by federal health officials as the etiological agent that sickened some 700 passengers and crew onboard Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer of the More...
Norovirus confirmed as etiology of ‘Explorer of the Seas’ outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now confirmed the etiological agent of the outbreak that caused gastrointestinal illness in nearly 700 passengers and crew onboard the Royal Caribbean vessel, More...
Royal Caribbean cruise line, ‘Explorer of the Seas’ docks in NJ after nearly 700 ill
Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer of the Seas” docked in Bayonne, New Jersey Wednesday afternoon, two days early from it’s original itinerary due to a “suspected” norovirus outbreak More...
UPDATE: ‘Explorer of the Seas’ outbreak case count up to 645
In an update to the gastrointestinal outbreak of unknown etiology, suspected norovirus, on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vessel Sanitation More...
Royal Caribbean’s ‘Explorer of the Seas’: GI outbreak sickens 300 passengers and crew
Greater than 9 percent of the over 3,000 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas have reported the gastrointestinal symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, resembling norovirus, on their 10-day More...