Sweden hit by 12 more cases of hepatitis A

frozen-berriesWorse than first expected. Twelve more cases of hepatitis A in Sweden are probably linked to the same strain of virus first discovered in Denmark which authorities believe is caused by frozen berries,. It is the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. reporting  20 Swedes have gotten sick after eating berries.Hepatitis A can cause liver damage.

Fifty-six cases of hepatitis A have been reported in Sweden since December. Normally, there are five cases a year in the country.

Source: Radio Sweden

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