Investigation Update on the
Grande Caribe
- Cruise Line: American Canadian Cruise Line
- Cruise Ship: Grande Caribe
- Voyage Dates: 9/30-10 /12
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers:
29 of 68 (43%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 8 of 17 (47%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, American Canadian Line and the crew aboard the ship
took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- collected stool specimens for analysis,
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number of ill people returned to expected levels.
- The ship sailed in Canadian waters; Health Canada took the
lead on conducting an onboard investigation.
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