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115 people sickened in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship: CDC

Passenger cruise ship Sky Princess leaves the French Mediterranean port of Marseille. (Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- More than 100 people have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak on board a Caribbean Princess cruise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the agency, 102 passengers and 13 crew members were reported sick so far, with symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting.

The outbreak was reported to the CDC on Thursday, during the cruise ship's April 28 to May 11 voyage.

The ship is currently in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, headed towards Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, according to CruiseMapper. It is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida, on May 11. 

There are 3,116 total passengers and 1,131 crew members on board the cruise ship, according to the CDC.

In response to the outbreak, the ship and crew increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, isolated people who had fallen ill and collected stool specimens for testing, the CDC said. 

ABC News has reached out to Princess Cruises for comment.

Norovirus is quite common, especially on ships, and is not related in any way to the current hantavirus outbreak on board the MV Hondius cruise ship.

This is the fourth gastrointestinal illness outbreak reported on a cruise ship so far this year, according to the CDC.

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