THE World Health Organisation (WHERE) continues to receive dozens of alerts for unclear reasons cases of hepatitis in childrenwith almost total 230 possible cases worldwidethe organization announced today.
“Thus, as of May 1, at least 228 cases had been reported to the WHO in 20 countries, and more than 50 other cases are being investigated.” said o WHO spokesman Tariq Jasarevic during regular briefings for journalists by the WHO in Geneva.
“These cases have been reported in four of the six WHO districts,” he added.
The causes of these serious inflammation of the liver remain unknown.
The majority of cases were recorded in Europeinitially at United Kingdom.
This hepatitis mainly affects children under 10 years and is manifested by symptoms such as jaundice, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In some cases it had to be done liver transplant. At least one child died.
Common viruses, which cause acute viral hepatitis (A to E), have not been identified in any of the cases, according to the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and WHO.
An analysis of these mysterious cases of hepatitis in the US led the US health authorities to rule out the possibility of an adenovirus last week, but without definitively deciding that they are due to it.
Adenoviruses are common viruses and are generally better known for causing respiratory symptoms, conjunctivitis or digestive disorders.
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