kalos Posted August 2 #1 Share Posted August 2 Reading an article this morning about Ventura . At least the Norro has now dropped so folk can go on holiday feeling a little more safe than a few weeks ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggrxly85no 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted August 2 #2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) Interesting reading here…. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-norovirus-and-rotavirus-surveillance-reports-2023-to-2024-season/national-norovirus-and-rotavirus-report-week-19-report-data-to-week-17-28-april-2024#:~:text=Overall up to week 17,increased further in recent weeks. What stood out for me was the following: Of the outbreaks attributed to EVs, 99% were reported as suspected and confirmed norovirus outbreaks. Only 14% of reported EV outbreaks were laboratory confirmed as norovirus during the previous 5 seasons. It looks like as many have said that norovirus has been very widespread this year. Has P&O been harder hit? I cannot say. But with those figures coming out of the community it must be like playing King Canute, and then giving a sigh of relief that the tide has gone out again! Edited August 2 by Sussexboy Pressed the send button too soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tring Posted August 2 #3 Share Posted August 2 4 hours ago, Sussexboy said: Interesting reading here…. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-norovirus-and-rotavirus-surveillance-reports-2023-to-2024-season/national-norovirus-and-rotavirus-report-week-19-report-data-to-week-17-28-april-2024#:~:text=Overall up to week 17,increased further in recent weeks. What stood out for me was the following: Of the outbreaks attributed to EVs, 99% were reported as suspected and confirmed norovirus outbreaks. Only 14% of reported EV outbreaks were laboratory confirmed as norovirus during the previous 5 seasons. It looks like as many have said that norovirus has been very widespread this year. Has P&O been harder hit? I cannot say. But with those figures coming out of the community it must be like playing King Canute, and then giving a sigh of relief that the tide has gone out again! We had a gastro intestinal illness on Aurora in May. Letters and other notices from P&O mentioned just that, no mention of norovirus at all. I have always been very sceptical about the cause of most gastro intestinal outbreaks, after all if you became ill in the UK, or abroad on a hotel holiday, you would normally assume it was something you had eaten. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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