Cases of acute hepatitis in children have now been identified in Japan and Canada, according to the Daily Mail.
Based on the above, the countries in which cases are recorded amount to a total of 14.
His Public Health Service Canada revealed yesterday that it “knew reports of a case of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin” in the country.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Japan announced that a patient under the age of 16 was hospitalized with hepatitis on April 21st.
Officials did not disclose the age, sex or location of the cases – but said they tested negative for adenovirus, believed to be the culprit in the global epidemic, and Covid.
Nearly 200 children have fallen ill from the disease worldwide in up to 14 countries since last October.
One child even died and 17 needed liver transplants.
The outbreak was first reported in United Kingdom earlier this month.
The UK Health Insurance Agency (UKHSA) announced that out of the 111 cases identified in the country, now ten were deemed to need a transplant. There have been no deaths of children with acute hepatitis.
The UK Health Authority reiterates that the usual viruses that cause the disease have not been detected in sick children, who are mainly under the age of five and who originally had symptoms of gastroenteritis followed by jaundice.
It is also reiterated that there is no link with coronavirus vaccines, as none of the sick children under the age of ten have been vaccinated.
“The information gathered through research is increasingly suggesting that the increase in serious cases of hepatitis may be linked to adenovirus infection, but other causes are still being actively considered,” the UKHSA said in a statement.
That includes about 40 incidents in the European Union / European Economic Area, ECDC chief Andrea Amon told reporters online today.
The ECDC is investigating these incidents in parallel with national authorities and the World Health Organization.
DAILY MAIL
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