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25/01/2007
QE2 passengers struck by virus
A stomach bug has struck down around 300 passengers aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2.
US health authorities were notified that passengers aboard the luxury liner when it was berthed in San Francisco had displayed symptoms of a norovirus infection. The virus, which is commonly associated with outbreaks in hospitals and prisons, causes gastroenteritis with cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea lasting up to three days.
A spokesperson for Cunard said that passengers have been advised on infection control measures and steps have been taken aboard to increase cleaning and disinfection measures to control the outbreak.
All but a handful of passengers are understood to have recovered from the stomach bug.
The ship is en route to Hawaii.
(SP/EF)
US health authorities were notified that passengers aboard the luxury liner when it was berthed in San Francisco had displayed symptoms of a norovirus infection. The virus, which is commonly associated with outbreaks in hospitals and prisons, causes gastroenteritis with cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea lasting up to three days.
A spokesperson for Cunard said that passengers have been advised on infection control measures and steps have been taken aboard to increase cleaning and disinfection measures to control the outbreak.
All but a handful of passengers are understood to have recovered from the stomach bug.
The ship is en route to Hawaii.
(SP/EF)
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