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Thread ID: 136545	2014-03-13 23:38:00	MPI caution - potential Hepatitis A in some fruit	kingdragonfly (309)	PC World Chat

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1370073	2014-03-13 23:38:00	"The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning New Zealand consumers of a small quantity of fresh fruit sold in late February and early March that there is a relatively low risk that this fruit had been contaminated with Hepatitis A virus." ... www.mpi.govt.nz www.mpi.govt.nz en.wikipedia.org "Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Many cases have little or no symptoms especially in the young. The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is between two and six weeks. When there are symptoms they typically last eight weeks and may include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, yellow skin, fever, and abdominal pain. Around 10–15% of people experience a recurrence of symptoms during the six months after the initial infection. Acute liver failure may rarely occur with this being more common in the elderly."	kingdragonfly (309)
1370074	2014-03-14 06:25:00	Once the Ozzys hear of this it will be an excuse to ban NZ apples again..	paulw (1826)
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