The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported an increase in outbreaks of norovirus, a contagious stomach bug that causes acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

Parodi, 35, then found himself confined for days on board the Asara, where 12 Egyptian crew members had just contracted the virus. The Nile cruiser has become the epicenter of the virus outbreak in Egypt’s crown jewel of tourism. When passengers learned about the cases reported from their ship, Parodi said confusion quickly struck. “Some of the worst thoughts go through your head,” said Parodi, who is traveling with his cousin and mother from Miami. A 60-year-old German tourist from another Nile cruise died late Sunday, marking the country's first and only fatality so far.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County residents should be taking precautionary measures, as the coronavirus continues to spread outside of China, experts said. The infectious disease specialist said Broward residents should be on alert even though there aren’t any cases reported in South Florida. The public areas of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades and Broward County Transit buses are being disinfected regularly, officials said. For more information from Broward County officials about the coronavirus, visit this page. Editor’s note: In a previous version of this story, Local10.com erroneously identified Mark D. Bogen as the mayor of Broward County.

“This is due to the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout China and the [World Health Organization] determinations that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter. Many governments have warned against unnecessary travel to China, as efforts to contain a new and deadly coronavirus virus intensify. Travelers are already feeling the effects of public health measures. Miami International Airport screening for coronavirus at quarantine stationItaly suspended all China flights, and North Korea, Mongolia and Russia banned crossings to and from China. The Florida Health Department is working with the CDC and local public health authorities to investigate, confirm, contain and report any suspected cases.

With one confirmed travel-related case in Washington state, Scott asked Redfield for more information. Health Officials in hazmat suits check body temperatures of passengers arriving from the city of Wuhan Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at the airport in Beijing, China. A notice explaining precautions to be taken by people traveling to Wuhan, China, is seen at a terminal of Rome's International Fiumicino airport, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Hospital staff stand outside the emergency entrance of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a new coronavirus from Wuhan has risen to over 400 in China health authorities said Wednesday.