The World Health Organization reported that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases over the last international update about a week ago.
Last week, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported a total of 614 cases under investigation in 30 countries.About one-third of the cases, 222, are in the UK, and another 216 have been reported in the US, WHO reported Friday.As global cases rise, researchers race to solve puzzle of mysterious hepatitis cases in childrenMost of the children in the international investigation got sick in March and April, according to the update.
WHO says SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in a number of the cases, although the data it has is incomplete.Researchers are also looking into other possible causes, including environmental exposures, toxins and perhaps co-infections with another virus. Investigators in the UK have ruled out exposure to dogs as a possibility in these cases, and because most of the children are too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19, they say the Covid vaccines are not playing any role.
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