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Over 100 passengers and crew members on a world cruise have been struck down by a diarrhoea bug. ‌

The AIDAdiva ship, part of the German cruise line AIDA, is currently undertaking a four-month journey with stops in various countries including the US, England, Mexico, Japan and South Africa. The ship set sail from Hamburg on November 10, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - the US's national public health agency - a norovirus outbreak was reported on November 30 after the ship docked in Boston, New York, Miami and Charleston. ‌

Following the outbreak, crew members implemented infection control protocols, which included thorough cleaning procedures. They "isolated ill passengers and crew, increased cleaning and disinfectant

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