Health authorities claim to have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, and new infections are spreading to Europe and the United States.
The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not seen in the cases.
Last week, the authorities british reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, detected in children since January. Common viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not observed in the cases. And scientists and doctors are considering other possible sources, such as COVID-19, other viruses, and environmental factors.
Acute hepatitis of unknown origin
In a statement on Tuesday, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said additional cases of hepatitis in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain. This, without specifying exactly how many cases had been found. Also, he said that the authorities Americans detected nine cases of acute hepatitis in Alabama in children aged 1 to 6 years.
“Following reported cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin by the UK Health Security Agency” in early April. “Additional cases in children were reported in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain,” the European agency said in a statement.
“Mild hepatitis is very common in children after a series of viral infections, but what you’re seeing right now is quite different,” said Graham Cooke, professor of infectious diseases at Imperial College London. Some of the cases in the UK have required specialist care in liver units and a few have required a liver transplant.”
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Consequence of COVID-19?
Cooke is not convinced that the COVID-19 be responsible. “If hepatitis were a consequence of COVID, it would be surprising not to see it more widely distributed across the country, given the high prevalence of (COVID-19) right now”said.
“Currently, the exact cause of hepatitis in these children remains unknown,” the European CDC said.
Scientists investigate adenoviruses
UK scientists previously said that one of the possible causes they were investigating was adenoviruses. A family of common viruses that are often responsible for conditions such as conjunctivitis, sore throat, or diarrhea. US authorities said all nine children with acute hepatitis in Alabama tested positive for adenovirus.
Some doctors have pointed out that adenoviruses they are so common in children that the mere fact of finding them in hepatitis patients does not necessarily mean that the viruses are responsible for the infection. liver disease.
British health authorities ruled out any relationship to COVID-19 vaccinesstating that none of the affected children were vaccinated.
In the case of Mexico, at the moment NO cases of this strange disease have been reported. Spain, on the other hand, has 6 reported cases.
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