US: Cruise ship reports virus sickens 108

Posted: May 28th, 2009 - 6:35pm
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A Princess cruise ship traveling to Alaska reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on Sunday that sickened 108 of its 2,000 passengers and seven crew members.
The ship, the Coral Princess, arrived in Whittier on Monday shortly after noon, state health officials said.
The ship, the terminal area and Princess buses were scrubbed down before the ship began taking on a new load of passengers that evening, a company spokeswoman said.
 

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Date Published: 
27.may.09
Publication: 
Anchorage Daily News
Author: 
Elizabeth Bluemink
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http://www.adn.com/life/health/story/810563.html
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