Hundreds of passengers - mostly British and Irish - on a cruise ship have been quarantined in the French port of Bordeaux after a death on board.
French health authorities have announced a quarantine for passengers on a cruise ship after it docked in Bordeaux following the death of one of the passengers who is believed to have have a gastro-intestinal illness.
Dozens also suffered from upset stomachs aboard the Ambition - most of whose 1,233 passengers are from Britain or Ireland - which arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday, with 514 Indian crew members also on board.
But health officials said there was no connection with the hantavirus outbreak, suspected of killing three passengers on the Dutch MV Hondius cruise ship that set sail from Argentina.
One 90-year-old passenger on the Ambition, run by the Ambassador Cruise Line company, had died and about 50 people have shown symptoms of stomach issues, the officials said.
