Meningitis outbreak plagues European cruise ship, four employees diagnosed


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The episode, combined with an unrelated outbreak of fungal meningitis on US cruise ships, highlights why hygiene is a hefty variable to consider when takking a cruise.

More than 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship sailing in Europe have received antibiotics in the wake of an outbreak of bacterial meningitis on the vessel, industry watcher Seatrade Insider reports.