HAWAII: Possible norovirus sickens 150 on Pride of Hawaii - (Maui News)
November 11, 2007 – 7:14 pmKAHULUI– A small outbreak of “stomach flu,” possibly a norovirus, sickened about 150 passengers and crew aboard the NCL America ship Pride of Hawaii, which docked Friday morning in Kahului, a day late because of an oil spill in the harbor Thursday, The Maui News reported.
The story says that the gangplank was hardly down before Internet chat rooms were blowing the event out of proportion. Some claimed that all the passengers about 2,000 were confined to their cabins and going hungry because room service was slow.
The actual number of passengers who stayed aboard was 17, according to Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui District health officer with the state Department of Health. They did so voluntarily, after receiving medical advice.
Cruise ships are an ideal environment for noroviruses, formerly called Norwalk virus, although Pang said he only suspected norovirus. The Maui District Health Office did not have a firm diagnosis Friday […]
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