Germany finds hepatitis A virus in fruit from Serbia

In frozen mountain fruits, originating from Serbia and destined for the German market, the presence of hepatitis A virus has been discovered.

So said on the official site of the European System for Fast Food Alarm (RASFF).

The warning was issued on July 10th, while samples were received on May 15th of this year.

The risk is estimated as “serio”.

Hepatitis A is liver inflammation caused by hepatitis virus.

This virus spreads mainly when an uninfected person (and unexcused) consumes food or contaminated water from an infected person's waste.

The disease is closely related to unsafe water or food, insufficient sanitation and poor personal hygiene, according to the World Health Organization.

Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease, but it can cause symptoms from light to severe, and it is rarely the femininated hepatitis (absolute liver failure), which is often fatal./Periscopi/