Cruise Ship Illness Cases Surpass 2019 Levels – What It Means
Recorded outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses have been reported aboard 12 cruises so far in 2023, already surpassing the total number of outbreaks in 2019, the last year of full data available.
Does this mean that cruises have become unhealthier or at higher risk for such outbreaks?
12 Outbreaks in Less Than 5 Months
Only five months into 2023, a dozen outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses aboard cruise ships have been reported to the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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