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Health officials said that they are looking into the causes of hepatitis in children in four European countries and the United States, following monitoring several cases during the last period.
Officials added that reported cases of hepatitis are found in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States.
And the British health authorities had monitored, last week, cases of infection higher than the usual rate of infection of the disease among children.
The cause of the infection is not yet known.
The European Center for Disease Control did not announce the total number of cases detected in the four European countries.
However, the World Health Organization has reported regarding 5 cases in Ireland and 3 in Spain, adding that more cases are likely to be detected in the coming days.
The European Center for Disease Control said that research aimed at finding out the cause of infection is taking place in all European countries that have reported cases of the disease.
In the United States, the Alabama Department of Public Health said that it had detected 9 cases of infection among children between the ages of one and six years, as well as two cases that needed a liver transplant.
She added that health authorities are looking into the matter following monitoring similar cases in other states.
The United Kingdom ranks most prominent in terms of reporting the largest number of cases, with a total of 74 cases detected so far.
And the British Health Insurance Authority said, last week, that the usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis (hepatitis). A even E) Not yet detected among cases in the United Kingdom.
Accordingly, health experts are looking for other possible causes of infection, and they believe that the common adenovirus may be the cause.
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Adenoviruses are a family of viruses that usually cause mild illnesses such as colds, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Despite this, the British Health Insurance Authority said that research is currently being conducted to find out other causes of infection, and it has not ruled out that Covid-19 infection is among the possible causes, and added that there is no clear link between infection and Corona virus vaccines.
What is hepatitis?
It’s a general term used to describe hepatitis.
Infection usually occurs as a result of a viral infection, and it may also occur due to exposure to certain chemicals, excessive drinking of alcohol, drug abuse and some genetic disorders.
There are five main types of hepatitis caused by specific viruses, known as A, B, C, D and E, but they do not appear to have caused hepatitis in these children yet.
Some types of hepatitis can pass without serious health problems, while others can last a long time.
And British health authorities said that parents should be aware of symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing of the skin).
