Ongoing multi-strain food-borne hepatitis A outbreak with frozen berries as suspected vehicle: Four Nordic countries affected, October 2012 to April 2013

S. Gillesberg Lassen; B. Soborg; S. E. Midgley; A. Steens; L. Vold; K. Stene-Johansen; R. Rimhanen-Finne; M. Kontio; M. Löfdahl; L. Sundqvist; M. Edelstein; T. Jensen; H. T. Vestergaard; T. K. Fischer; K. Mølbak; S. Ethelberg

Ongoing multi-strain food-borne hepatitis A outbreak with frozen berries as suspected vehicle: Four Nordic countries affected, October 2012 to April 2013

S. Gillesberg Lassen, B. Soborg, S. E. Midgley, A. Steens, L. Vold, K. Stene-Johansen, R. Rimhanen-Finne, M. Kontio, M. Löfdahl, L. Sundqvist, M. Edelstein, T. Jensen, H. T. Vestergaard, T. K. Fischer, K. Mølbak, S. Ethelberg

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A food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in Denmark was notified to other countries on 1 March 2013. A case-control study identified frozen berries eaten in smoothies as potential vehicle. In the following weeks, Finland, Norway and Sweden also identified an increased number of hepatitis A patients without travel history. Most cases reported having eaten frozen berries at the time of exposure. By 17 April, 71 cases were notified in the four countries. No specific type of berry, brand or origin of berries has yet been identified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-13
Number of pages	6
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	18
Issue number	17
State	Published - 25 Apr 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Gillesberg Lassen, S., Soborg, B., Midgley, S. E., Steens, A., Vold, L., Stene-Johansen, K., Rimhanen-Finne, R., Kontio, M., Löfdahl, M., Sundqvist, L., Edelstein, M., Jensen, T., Vestergaard, H. T., Fischer, T. K., Mølbak, K., & Ethelberg, S. (2013). Ongoing multi-strain food-borne hepatitis A outbreak with frozen berries as suspected vehicle: Four Nordic countries affected, October 2012 to April 2013. Eurosurveillance, 18(17), 8-13.

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