If your office doesn't have windows then I feel extra bad for you, because a simple glimpse outside will tell you summer is definitely around the corner in the UK.
Some parts are expected to get extra hot this week, thanks to a Spanish plume of high pressure and warm air, and hot temperatures usually equal barbecues.
But there are concerns coming from health officials about a particularly nasty strain of hepatitis E (HEV) being found in some of our most beloved BBQ foods. Each year, more than 60,000 Brits are infected with the virus, which can cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and jaundice.
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It's believed to have come from pig farms in France, Germany, Holland and Denmark and affects pork products like sausages, bacon, pork pies and salami. About 93 percent of pigs have been infected with the virus, but luckily only about six percent of those animals will be able to pass that on to humans.
Doctor Harry Dalton, gastroenterologist with Exeter University, told the Mirror: "I call it the Brexit virus. It attacks the liver and nerves, with a peak in May. It is particularly dangerous for people with suppressed immune systems, such as those who have had organ transplants and possibly cancer. The virus seems to come from Europe."
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He warns that pork shouldn't be eaten pink, and pregnant women and transplant patients should avoid pork altogether. Doctor Dalton advises people behind the barbeque should cook their meat a bit longer than usual to ensure that the virus is eliminated.
If the meat is undercooked then it can be deadly. Twenty-five people recently died in a refugee camp in Diffa, south-east Niger, after the HEV caused acute liver failure.
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The high-pressure system coming to the UK is expected to last all week, including the bank holiday. Temperatures in southern England are tipped to be in the mid-to-high 20s. If the forecast lives up to expectations, it will be the warmest week since September last year.
But all good things must come to an end - it's believed the early days of June are looking wet and windy.
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