New viral trace of mysterious liver inflammation in children – children & adolescents

In April 2022, the first reports of mysterious cases of hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, in children appeared. Most of the cases were in Great Britain, but there were also a few confirmed cases in Vienna. The mysterious thing regarding it: None of the otherwise typical hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D and E or other known causes of liver inflammation might be found in the little patients. In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a good 1,000 sick children in 35 countries. Around 50 of the patients, some of whom were very young, required a liver transplant, and at least 22 died.