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CDC investigates gastrointestinal illness on Queen Victoria luxury cruise ship – Winnipeg Free Press

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship where more than 150 people reported gastrointestinal illness, including diarrhea and vomiting.

Queen Victoria, operated by Cunard Cruise Line, departed San Francisco en route from Florida to Hawaii. The ship has 1,800 passengers and 970 crew members.

The reason is unknown. Cunard told the CDC that the ship increased cleaning and disinfection and isolated sick passengers and crew.

FILE - Queen Victoria visits Pier 35 in San Francisco on January 27, 2010. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship in which more than 150 people reported gastrointestinal illness. Queen Victoria departed San Francisco on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, en route from Florida to Hawaii, with 1,800 passengers and approximately 970 crew members on board. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
FILE – Queen Victoria visits Pier 35 in San Francisco on January 27, 2010. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship in which more than 150 people reported gastrointestinal illness. Queen Victoria departed San Francisco on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, en route from Florida to Hawaii, with 1,800 passengers and approximately 970 crew members on board. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

The reported cases are the total of all travel and do not reflect how many people are actively sick at any one time, the CDC said.