The World Health Organization (WHO) said on April 15 that dozens of children in the UK had unexplained acute hepatitis symptoms, some of which were severe enough to require immediate liver transplants. As of the 8th, the number of patients had surged to 74 in just three days. many. At present, Spain and the United States have also successively reported cases of childhood hepatitis of unknown origin, and the WHO and the British authorities are taking it seriously.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 5th, 10 severe acute hepatitis reports were found in Scotland in northern England. The patients were mainly children under 10 years old. On the 8th, the number of hepatitis patients in the UK increased to 74, of which 6 were serious A liver transplant is required, but no deaths have been reported as of the 11th.
At present, 60 cases are under investigation in the UK. Most of the patients are children between 2 and 5 years old. Some cases even develop acute liver failure. The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention has not detected the common virus that may cause hepatitis in the cases. , and it is impossible to confirm whether the symptoms are related to the new coronavirus.
At present, the symptoms of British patients are jaundice, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Since they have not been vaccinated against the vaccine, they are ruled out as side effects caused by the vaccine. In its statement, the WHO said it had ruled out hepatitis A, B, C, D and E as the cause of liver disease in the UK cases, although it mentioned that the virus causing the new coronavirus was detected in several cases or adenovirus.
In the US state of Alabama, 9 children aged 1 to 6 years were also identified as having hepatitis. These children were also positive for adenovirus, and 2 of them required liver transplantation. None of these children had any underlying health conditions. Spain has also confirmed 3 cases; Ireland has reported fewer than 5 possible confirmed cases, and these cases are currently under investigation.