Meat Recalled as Finland Deals with a Rise in Hepatitis E
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Finnish officials are investigating the connection between a hepatitis E-positive meat product and a rise in infections in the country. In January and February 2024, 81 hepatitis E cases from different parts of Finland were reported to the Infectious Disease Register.
Half of these people required hospital treatment. Between 20–60 hepatitis E cases are reported to the Infectious Disease Register annually. In 2023, there were 30 cases; in January 2023, only one hepatitis E infection was reported in the register.
