Ally

The Department of Health is investigating a gastroenteritis outbreak involving 88 passengers and four crew aboard a cruise ship that arrived in Hong Kong today.

The 44 male and 44 female passengers, aged three to 83, and the four crew came down with diarrhoea, vomiting and fever between May 21 and 29. None required hospitalisation. Seventy have recovered while the others are in stable condition after treatment by the ship's doctor.

The ship, carrying 639 passengers and 465 crew, left Singapore on May 20, stopping in Ko Samui and Bangkok in Thailand, as well as Ho Chi Min City and Da Nang in Vietnam.

Port Health Office and Centre for Health Protection staff have inspected the ship and advised control measures. The ship will be thoroughly disinfected before its next cruise. The crew have been advised to observe personal and food hygiene. Laboratory tests on patients' samples are being conducted.

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