Overview

• More than 100 passengers and crew members have fallen ill on a three-week leg of the Queen Victoria cruise, according to the CDC.
• The outbreak began after the ship departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 22.
• Symptoms reported include diarrhea and vomiting, but the cause of the illness remains unknown.
• Cunard Cruise Line has implemented increased cleaning and isolation measures in response to the outbreak.
• This is the second cruise outbreak reported by the CDC this year, following a norovirus outbreak on a Celebrity Cruises ship last month.