The WHO (World Health Organization) reported this Tuesday (10) that 348 probable cases of a mysterious hepatitis, which especially affects children, have been registered, and that analyzes have been accelerated on its possible link with the adenovirus and the infection. by Covid-19.
According to the WHO, cases have been reported in 20 countries, with an additional 70 cases from another 13 countries pending classification pending completion of testing.
Only six countries report more than five cases, including the United Kingdom, which has recorded more than 160.
In Brazil, the number of occurrences under investigation is at least 15. The São Paulo State Health Department is investigating seven suspected cases. They were identified in São José dos Campos, Fernandópolis and the capital. According to the secretary, until last Friday (7), 2 of the 7 patients were hospitalized. The other cases reported so far are in Rio de Janeiro (6) and Paraná (2).
“In the last week there have been some important advances with additional research and some refinements of working hypotheses,” Philippa Easterbrook of the WHO’s global hepatitis program told a news conference.
“Currently, the main hypotheses are those involving the adenovirus, and the role of Covid also remains important,” he added.
The WHO was first reported on 5 April, with 10 cases in Scotland detected in children under the age of 10.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that it was investigating 109 cases, of which five deaths have been reported.
In Indonesia, three children died from the disease.
This hepatitis has jaundice, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain as symptoms. Some cases also caused liver failure and required transplantation.
The WHO qualifies the outbreak of severe liver inflammation as acute hepatitis of unknown origin among young children.
Common hepatitis viruses were not found in any of the cases, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO.
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