Twelve children have died from the mystery hepatitis that is being detected across the world. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said there had also been 450 cases of the deadly liver disease globally. Twenty-one countries have now detected 'severe hepatitis of unknown origin' among children mostly under the age of 10 since early April. The common viruses that cause hepatitis: hepatitis viruses A, B, C, and E; have not been detected in any of the cases reported worldwide. The UKHSA said last week that a 'high' number of the British children with hepatitis were from families which own dogs.

Source: Daily Mail May 14, 2022 11:35 UTC