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Why are cruise ships prone to disease outbreaks?
9 minutes Posted May 14, 2026 at 12:10 pm.
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Why are cruise ships prone to disease outbreaks? Between the hantavirus and now another cruise ship in Bordeaux with an outbreak of norovirus - why are we hearing of so many outbreaks?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Dr. Vikram Niranjan, Assistant Professor in Public Health in the University of Limerick.