A new case of acute hepatitis in children identified in Italy – Xinhua English.news.cn

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[A new case of acute hepatitis in children found in Italy]On April 21, local time, a new case of acute hepatitis in children was found in Italy. The case is a 4-year-old boy who was hospitalized with acute hepatitis, which was diagnosed and found not to be consistent with any known strain of hepatitis virus. (CCTV News Client)

On April 21, local time, a new case of acute hepatitis in children was found in Italy. The pathogen that caused the emergence of this new type of hepatitis has not yet been identified.

The case is a 4-year-old boy who was hospitalized with acute hepatitis, which was diagnosed and found not to be consistent with any known strain of hepatitis virus.

Up to now, there are 7 unidentified suspected cases of childhood hepatitis in Italy.

At present, it is not clear which pathogen causes this new type of hepatitis, and there is no evidence that it is related to the new coronavirus.

(Article source: CCTV News Client)

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