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French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, officials said, adding there was no connection with the hantavirus outbreak, suspected of killing three passengers on the Dutch MV Hondius cruise ship. The ban on disembarking passengers is temporary and pending the outcome of medical tests, officials said. The ship's operator, Ambassador Cruise Line, said in a Facebook post that enhanced sanitation and prevention protocols had immediately been implemented on the vessel, named the Ambition. "Once clearance is granted, guests will be permitted to disembark," it said. The Ambassador Cruise Line ship – with a majority of the 1,233 passengers from Britain or Ireland – arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday. One 90-year-old passenger on the Ambition had died and about 50 people have shown symptoms consistent with acute digestive infection, health officials said. Initial tests ruled out an outbreak of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, but secondary tests were still underway, they added. Food poisoning had not been excluded. Gastroenteritis, causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is highly contagious. It usually does not have major consequences, though it can sometimes lead to more severe symptoms including dehydration. That is very different from the hantavirus, which has a high lethality rate but transmits from person to person only in rare cases and requires close contact. Passengers on board the Ambition showed peak symptoms on Monday when the ship was docked in Brest, the officials said. The 90-year-old died before they arrived at the port in France's northwestern Brittany region. The ship, which left the Shetland Islands on May 6, stopped in Belfast in Northern Ireland, Liverpool in Britain, and Brest in France before reaching Bordeaux, from where it was scheduled to depart for Spain. (FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)
France isolates over 1,700 people on cruise ship after passenger dies
France France France Health Health Health About 50 people on board have shown symptoms of stomach issues. Initial tests ruled out an outbreak of norovirus, but secondary tests are still underway. Food poisoning has not been excluded. French authorities on Wednesday, May 13, confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare. Dozens also suffered from upset stomachs aboard the Ambition – most of whose 1,233 passengers are from Britain or Ireland – which arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday, with 514 Indian crew members also on board. But health officials said there was no connection with the hantavirus outbreak, suspected of killing three passengers on the Dutch MV Hondius cruise ship that set sail from Argentina. One 90-year-old passenger on the Ambition, run by the Ambassador Cruise Line company, has died and about 50 people have shown symptoms of stomach issues, the officials said. Initial tests ruled out an outbreak of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis which causes vomiting and diarrhea, but secondary tests were still underway, they added. Food poisoning had not been excluded. Passengers on board the Ambition showed peak symptoms on Monday when the ship was docked in Brest, the officials said. The 90-year-old died before they arrived at the port in France's northwestern Brittany region. The ship, which left the Shetland Islands north of Scotland on May 6, stopped in Belfast in Northern Ireland and Liverpool in England before reaching Bordeaux, from where it was scheduled to depart for Spain. No security measures were in place around the ship as it was docked in Bordeaux on Wednesday, an Agence France-Presse reporter said. Passengers were taking pictures of the French city from the deck. Le Monde with AFP
More than 1700 confined aboard cruise ship in France's Bordeaux ...
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British cruise ship with 1,700 on board hit by illness, no hantavirus link
1 hour ago ... France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak ... PARIS (AP) — Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British ...
