14 countries around the world have reported cases!

Cases of acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin that swept 12 countries have now been detected in more countries
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After Japan reported its first case on April 25, a suspected case was also identified in Canada
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According to the Canadian Global News Network, on April 27, local time, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) revealed that the country has also found suspected cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown cause
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"Further investigations are ongoing to determine whether these cases are related to cases in countries such as the UK and the US, and to provide the public with corresponding updates
," PHAC said.

PHAC did not say how many cases were reported in Canada or when those cases were reported.
appeared for the first time
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To date, 190 children worldwide have been infected with acute hepatitis of unknown origin
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The WHO previously revealed that 12 countries have reported the disease, with affected children ranging in age from one month to 16 years old, at least one child died and 17 required liver transplants
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Most of the cases are in Europe, where 114 have been reported in the UK and 11 in the US
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The first case in the UK was recorded in January this year; the first case in the US was detected in October last year
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Dr Zania Stamatak, a liver immunologist at the University of Birmingham, UK, said: "The epidemic of acute hepatitis is a worrying one, but it affects only a very small number of children under the age of 10.

90
% of affected children have recovered on their own, with a few developing severe liver disease.
Injured children have been successfully transplanted
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As a mother, I don't care about reported case numbers because the incidence is relatively low
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However, as a viral immunologist with expertise in liver disease, I am intrigued by this, since there are more cases now than before the pandemic, it is worth monitoring
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Three suspected cases in the US state of Illinois are also under investigation, one of which required a liver transplant
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The state health department said all children were under the age of 10.

So
far, 11 children with unexplained acute hepatitis have been diagnosed in the US , Alabama has 9 cases, 2 of which require liver transplantation; North Carolina has 2.

If
the suspected 3 cases are confirmed, the total number of cases in the United States will reach 14.

Recently
, the British Health Security Agency said that the most likely cause of The cause of this disease may be adenovirus type 41, but the virus was not detected in nearly half of the 169 children who got sick
.

A very common virus that usually causes mild symptoms such as colds and diarrhea, but in most cases does not cause hepatitis
.

Adenovirus was not detected in half of the 169 children
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Therefore, the possibility of other viruses or adenovirus mutations cannot be ruled out Kimura also said children should be protected from the virus by wearing masks and washing their hands frequently
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Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, told a virtual briefing this week that scientists were also investigating whether the adenovirus involved occurred.
Variation, or whether it happened at the same time as another infection, which could be Covid-19 .
"We are in the midst of a Covid-19 pandemic and there's still a lot of Covid-19, whether it's infection or recovery from infection and some immune process," Ammon said.
This is an avenue that clearly deserves serious investigation.






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Again, we don't want to focus solely on Covid-19, which might miss other causes
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"Related reading: Japan reports first case of unexplained hepatitis, and the child is not infected with new coronavirus and adenovirus WHO: 12 countries have unexplained hepatitis cases, at least 1 child died, 19 cases of new coronavirus and adenovirus simultaneously infected