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Norovirus outbreaks reported on 3 cruise ships this month, sickening hundreds

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This is the only month this year when the CDC has reported three confirmed norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships.

301 passengers and crew members fell ill during the December outbreaks, health officials said.

Norovirus is sometimes called the "cruise ship virus" and causes more than 90% of diarrheal disease outbreaks.

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