Investigation Update on the Grande Caribe

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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.