Sick Emirates passengers test positive for common viruses
Ten people who were sick on a flight from Dubai to John F. Kennedy International in New York have tested positive for influenza or other common respiratory viruses, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The test results thus far point to a variety of common illnesses, contracted before boarding the plane, rather than a single outbreak or flight-related incident, said the CDC. Emirates Airline flight 203 was quarantined upon landing Wednesday morning, after pilots on the plane had reported that more than 100 people had symptoms such as coughing, nausea and fever. The report, radioed ahead of landing, was concerning: Such a large number of ill passengers is unusual, and they were coming from a part of the world known for emerging infections such as MERS, a deadly viral respiratory illness. <br/>
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Sick Emirates passengers test positive for common viruses
Ten people who were sick on a flight from Dubai to John F. Kennedy International in New York have tested positive for influenza or other common respiratory viruses, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The test results thus far point to a variety of common illnesses, contracted before boarding the plane, rather than a single outbreak or flight-related incident, said the CDC. Emirates Airline flight 203 was quarantined upon landing Wednesday morning, after pilots on the plane had reported that more than 100 people had symptoms such as coughing, nausea and fever. The report, radioed ahead of landing, was concerning: Such a large number of ill passengers is unusual, and they were coming from a part of the world known for emerging infections such as MERS, a deadly viral respiratory illness. <br/>
