The World Health Organization is closely studying dozens of cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in minors in the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland, who, in some cases, have requested a liver transplant, the agency announced Friday.
The United Kingdom detected ten cases of acute hepatitis in Scotland on April 5, and the balance rose to 74 three days laterAccording to a statement issued by the World Health Organization, new cases are expected to appear in the coming days.
Some of the injured were taken to specialized hepatology services, and six minors required a transplantAccording to Agence France-Presse.
Next to, The World Health Organization has stated that there have been at least five cases (probable or confirmed) in Ireland and three in Spain, He pointed out that “no deaths were recorded.”
This hepatitis mainly affects children under the age of ten and is manifested by symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing of the skin), diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.they explained.
The usual hepatitis viruses (A and E) were not seen in infected children.
British health authorities recently indicated that they are studying the hypothesis of one type of virus: adenovirus, other causes such as Covid-19, other infections or environmental factors.
Instead, they ruled out any link to the coronavirus vaccine, as none of the infected children in the UK had received it.
CRM with information from Télam . Agency
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