Suspicion of cholera is not confirmed – passengers leave the cruise ship. More than a dozen passengers and one crew member suffered from diarrhea and vomiting.
The first passengers left the ship in the port of the East African island of Mauritius. Southern Africa is currently experiencing one of the worstCholera outbreaks in years. By mid-January, around 200,000 cases of illness and more than 3,000 deaths had been reported in the 13 affected countries. The disease is spread primarily through contaminated water and contaminated food.