The World Health Organization (WHO) reports cases of ‘mysterious’ hepatitis are increasing. The total has now reached 228 patients from at least 20 countries.
“As of May 1, at least 228 possible cases were reported to WHO from 20 countries, with more than 50 additional cases being investigated,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva. Medical Xpress Tuesday (3/5/2022).
“Most of the cases are from Europe but there are others in the Americas, the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia,” he said.
WHO first received reports of ‘mysterious’ hepatitis on 5 April. There have been 10 cases in Scotland detected in children under the age of 10. After that, cases of ‘mysterious’ hepatitis increased in the UK to around 100.
In fact, some of them are forced to require a liver transplant. WHO has so far reported one case of a child dying, but recently the Indonesian Ministry of Health reported that three ‘mysterious’ hepatitis patients died after being treated at Dr Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital.
Symptoms to Watch Out for
Many patients experience jaundice, gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. WHO admits that it is still unclear whether there is a link between the ‘mysterious’ hepatitis, which often occurs in children.
“It is not yet clear whether there is an increase in hepatitis cases, or an increase in awareness of hepatitis cases occurring at an expected but undetectable rate,” the WHO said on its website.
“While adenovirus is the most likely hypothesis so far (to be the cause), the investigation is ongoing,” he added.
Adenoviruses are commonly known to cause respiratory symptoms, conjunctivitis or even digestive disorders. After the discovery of the first 169 cases, WHO said the common viruses that cause acute viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses) were not detected in any of the ‘mysterious’ hepatitis cases.
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