(Breitbart)—A mysterious illness recently hit over 140 passengers including crew members on a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship.
In its announcement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the ship as the Navigator of the Seas that was voyaging from July 4 until July 11, and the outbreak of the illness was reported on the cruise’s final day.
Luxury cruise vacation becomes disaster as mystery illness strikes numerous passengers https://t.co/sQukgvmqWD pic.twitter.com/RF6e1tnRaX
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“Number of passengers who reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 134 of 3,914 (3.4%),” the agency said, adding, “Number of crew who reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 7 of 1,266 (0.6%).”
The symptoms passengers and crew suffered were identified as diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps. However, the CDC said the causative agent was unknown.
The cruise was on a round trip from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico, per Fox News. Meanwhile, the CDC referred to the bout of symptoms as a gastrointestinal illness.
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