40 Virginia Cases of Hepatitis A Now Linked to Smoothies

There are more than 500 of the smoothie franchises across the country, and Virginia is not the only state affected All the potentially contaminated Egyptian-sourced berries were pulled from the 96 Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations in Virginia no later than Aug. 8 or Aug. 9. Officials say more cases could emerge, since some symptoms take as many as 50 days to emerge. The Hepatitis A virus affects the liver. http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/40-virginia-cases-hepatitis-now-linked-smoothies-n640041