France confines 1,700 aboard Bordeaux-bound cruise amid suspected gastroenteritis outbreak
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French authorities confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew aboard the Ambition in Bordeaux after a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak sickened around 50 people and led to one death; disembarkation is suspended and interactions with the port limited while doctors isolate affected passengers and collect samples for testing, with initial tests ruling out norovirus and other causes still under investigation.
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