National Geographic Sea Bird Suffers Third Norovirus Outbreak Since May

A cruise ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions experienced its third norovirus outbreak since May, the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program reports. On July 12, 18 of the 62 passengers aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird suffered vomiting and abdominal cramps. This occurred two days after departing Sitka and three days before arriving in Juneau. Crew members isolated the sick and intensified cleaning under the ship’s outbreak response plan. The source remains unknown as health officials review sanitation procedures and await confirmatory lab results from collected samples. This latest incident follows outbreaks in late May and late June, making Sea Bird the only vessel hit three times among eight cruise ship outbreaks at US ports this year.

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