On May 17, local time, the World Health Organization said that there have been more than 400 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children worldwide, and researchers are investigating the cause.
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American “Becker’s Hospital Review” (Becker’s Hospital Review) May 18 The daily article pointed out that Philippa Easterbrook, senior scientist of the WHO Global Hepatitis Program, said that as of May 15, 22 countries around the world had reported 429 related cases, up from 348 the previous week. case data. In addition, researchers are investigating an additional 40 cases, and 75% of the children diagnosed are under the age of 5.
In the week ended May 15, nine out of 12 countries reported more than five cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, Easterbrook said in Europe.
Easterbrook said three tools were currently being developed by WHO to help countries around the world standardize the reporting and management of these cases. The three tools include a diagnostic flowchart to investigate these cases, a case report form to collect clinical information on cases worldwide, and guidelines on how to manage acute liver failure in children.
As of May 17, researchers are investigating the cause of unexplained hepatitis in children, which has been seen in children but is rare, Easterbrook emphasized. Easterbrook emphasized that the main hypothesis at present is that adenovirus and new coronavirus caused the outbreak of hepatitis in children, “Currently, researchers are studying how these two viruses can increase susceptibility or produce Abnormal reactions and work together.”
Fox News published an article on the 16th, Easterbrook said that the WHO will publish a detailed control study report on cases in the near future to further verify the glandular Viruses, new coronaviruses and unexplained hepatitis in children, “the latest report will focus on serological testing to determine whether children with confirmed hepatitis have been infected with new crowns in the past. This will help to verify adenovirus and unexplained hepatitis. Let’s see if there is a causal relationship between the two, or whether hepatitis is just an accidental infection.”
(Original title: WHO: 22 countries report 429 cases of children Unknown hepatitis, detailed report will be released soon)
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