Vietnam has not recorded children with mysterious acute hepatitis

Currently, the Department of Preventive Medicine is actively implementing monitoring measures, strengthening supervision to detect cases early as recommended and take measures to respond quickly when there are cases of invasive disease.

He also said he had obtained data related to acute hepatitis of unknown cause in young children from international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) or the US CDC.

In mid-April, the WHO’s European office said the UK was seeing a “significant and sudden increase” in cases of severe acute hepatitis in young children, believed to be linked to COVID-19. -19.

A few days ago, WHO said that in recent weeks about 190 children in 11 countries, aged 1-6, with a history of good health, had hepatitis of unknown cause. Meanwhile, the US state of Wisconsin is investigating a death in this state.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on May 2 reported that the Indonesian Ministry of Health advised people to strengthen monitoring and vigilance for acute hepatitis in children after the country recorded 3 cases of suspected pediatric deaths. Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology.

In a press release issued yesterday, the Indonesian Ministry of Health said that the three children who died had symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, severe diarrhea, fever, jaundice, convulsions and loss of consciousness.

The ministry also recommends that parents take children with the above symptoms to the hospital early.

A study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that nine children in Alabama with hepatitis of unknown cause all tested positive for a common pathogen called is adenovirus 41.

In a statement, the US CDC said: “At this time, we believe that adenovirus may be the cause of the reported cases. However, other factors are still under investigation, in There’s an environmental factor.”

According to the US CDC, adenovirus 41 is known to cause gastroenteritis in children, but is less known to cause hepatitis in healthy children. However, an investigation ruled out other common exposures, including COVID-19; hepatitis A, B and C viruses; autoimmune hepatitis and Wilson’s disease.

The US CDC recommends that children need to be vaccinated again, and parents and caregivers need to apply preventive measures, including keeping hands clean, avoiding contact with sick people, and covering coughs and sneezes. vapor, avoid contact with eyes, nose and mouth.

Thanh Hien