Hundreds of mysterious cases of hepatitis in children around the world, 4 cases have died
Illustration by Al Jazeera about acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children – Photo: AL JAZEERA
“As of May 1, at least 228 cases have been reported to WHO from 20 countries, with more than 50 additional cases under investigation,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told the media today. 3-5.
WHO was first notified of these cases on April 5 of this year. The first 10 cases were reported in children under the age of 10 in Scotland, UK. More than 100 cases have now been recorded in the UK.
According to this organization, currently adenovirus is considered to be the cause of the disease Hepatitis level in children. However, WHO has not ruled out other factors and is still investigating.
Adenovirus is commonly known to cause respiratory symptoms, conjunctivitis, or gastrointestinal disturbances.
After the first 169 cases were recorded, WHO investigated and found that common viruses that cause acute hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses) were not detected in any of the cases. .
A few hours after the WHO press conference in Switzerland, on the evening of May 3, the Indonesian Ministry of Health confirmed that 3 children with hepatitis of unknown cause had died in this country, bringing the total number of global deaths to the number 4.
The cases died last month and health officials are leaning towards the possibility that the children have hepatitis of unknown cause but will conduct an investigation, reviewing all data on the virus.
Indonesian Health Ministry spokeswoman, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, urged parents to pay more attention to their children and immediately take them to the hospital if they have suspicious symptoms.
Some common symptoms of mysterious acute hepatitis in children are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
The emergence of a new disease that can only affect young children – most of whom are under the age of 10 and without underlying medical conditions – has raised concerns among humanity, according to the AFP news agency. Still not free from COVID-19.
Vietnam has not recorded cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause
According to the Facebook page Government Information afternoon 3-5, redA representative of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health said that he had obtained data related to acute hepatitis of unknown cause in young children from international organizations such as WHO and CDC of the US.
Currently, the Department of Preventive Medicine is actively monitoring closely and taking quick response measures when there are imported cases. Up to now, Vietnam has not recorded any cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children.
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