12 people infected with gastrointestinal outbreak on cruise ship in Southeast Alaska

The National Geographic Sea Bird. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Ableman/Flickr)
Twelve people were infected by an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness while aboard a small cruise ship traveling through Southeast Alaska last week.
That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released a report of the outbreak aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird on Monday.
The ship began its six-day voyage in Juneau last Tuesday and traveled through several towns, including Sitka