Investigation Update on the Silver Spirit
Cruise Line: Silversea Cruises
Cruise Ship: Silver Spirit
Voyage Dates: March 3 - 21, 2016
Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 24 of 388 (6.19%)
Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 13 of 366 (3.55%)
Predominant symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea
Causative agent: Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
Actions: In response to the outbreak, Silversea Cruises and the crew aboard the ship reported the following actions:
- Increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan,
- Collecting stool specimens from passenger and crew gastrointestinal illness cases for testing, and
- Making daily reports of gastrointestinal illness cases to the VSP.
CDC Vessel Sanitation Program is monitoring the outbreak and the ship’s response procedures. Specimens have been collected and have been sent to CDC for additional testing.
- Page last reviewed: March 21, 2016
- Page last updated: May 17, 2016
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