Dive Summary:
- A Hepatitis A outbreak believed to be caused by frozen berries served in smoothies has sickened over 35 people in Denmark, and another 36 in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- Investigators have yet to identify a specific brand or origin of the berries despite most of the patients saying they consumed berries or smoothies around the time of exposure.
- The number of cases increased by 15 in the last two weeks, and authorities expect more to surface given delays in reporting the disease and Hepatitis A's incubation period taking as many as 50 days.
From the article:
At least 71 people in Europe have been sickened with Hepatitis A in an outbreak believed to be linked to frozen berries served in smoothies, according to the latest report from Eurosurveillance. ...