33 BRITS ON BUG-STRUCK CRUISE SHIP.THIRTY-THREE Britons were among 1500 passengers on a cruise ship struck by swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. in Australia. Three crew on board the Pacific Dawn have been quarantined quar·an·tine n. 1. a. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country. after contracting the virus. And the ship was yesterday heading for Brisbane for medical aid, instead of cruising round the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. . The ship had been at the centre of a previous swine flu scare when 2000 passengers and crew were quarantined at the end of the ship's last cruise. At least 18 have tested positive. The ship was allowed to sail on its next voyage but now the three crew members have developed flu symptoms. P& O Australia boss Ann Sherry said: "While Pacific Dawn is sailing with full clearance of health authorities, we understand the need to be prudent." |
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