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Article: More people contract virus aboard Disney cruise ship; Holland America ships also affected
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- AP Worldstream
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- November 26, 2002
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Dateline: ORLANDO, Florida
At least 60 people on the Disney cruise ship Magic have contracted
a flu-like illness this week even after the vessel was scrubbed because
of an earlier outbreak, officials said Tuesday.
The ship was disinfected Saturday after 275 people became sick on
the Magic's last seven-day trip. The source of the virus that caused
the illness has not been determined, Disney Cruise Line spokesman
Mark Jaronski said.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
was investigating and should have test results identifying the virus
by the end of the week, spokeswoman Bernadette Burden said.
Jaronski said about 2,400 passengers and 950 ...