Mysterious liver disease

The Japanese health ministry on Tuesday said that it has found one probable case of the mysterious severe acute hepatitis affecting children in the United ...

With a case detected in Japan, now more than 10 countries have reported children falling sick with this mysterious liver disease. More than a dozen children have undergone liver transplant as a result of this mysterious outbreak. According to news agency Bloomberg, this is likely the first case in Asia. The child also has not undergone a liver transplant.

The infection found in Japan is raising concerns that the disease is spreading outside of Europe and the US. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's health ministry alerted local governments and asked to report suspected cases on April 20. While an adenovirus was detected in more than 40 per cent of cases globally, the patient in Japan tested negative, according to authorities. Symptoms include liver inflammation, with markedly high liver enzymes and jaundice, a liver-linked ailment, preceded by abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, said the WHO. Typical causes for viral hepatitis have been excluded.

Science News: An outbreak of acute hepatitis in children has killed one and required liver transplants in at least 17 others across the globe, according to ...

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Japan's Health Ministry found one probable case of the mysterious severe acute hepatitis affecting children in the US, the UK and 10 other countries.

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A lack of exposure to a common virus during Covid restrictions could be behind the surge in hepatitis cases among young children, experts have suggested.

Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada, as global scientists race to ...

"We are in the middle of a pandemic — but you cannot have what we call an 'anchoring bias' where we say it's got to be COVID," he said. But most often, inflammation or damage to the liver is caused by a virus. However, the usual family of hepatitis viruses haven't been identified in any of the cases tied to the current global outbreak, the WHO said. "The Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of reports of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in young children in Canada," the department said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to questions from CBC News. The latest available data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported in close to a dozen countries, with the bulk of the reports — 114 — from the U.K. Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada as global scientists race to understand a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has affected nearly 200 youths around the world.

The mysterious liver disease has so far affected over 170 children, largely in Britain, as health experts explore its possible links to Covid-19.

But right now it's isolated enough and few enough cases not to jump to conclusions," she told CNBC. If this is a more severe form of adenovirus that causes liver disease in children, that's very concerning. However, pandemic restrictions largely limited that early exposure, leading to more serious immune responses in some. Adenoviruses, which present cold-like symptoms such as fever and sore throat, are generally mild. Specifically, they are exploring if a lack of prior exposure to common viruses known as adenoviruses during coronavirus restrictions, or a previous infection with Covid-19, may be related. However, we are thoroughly investigating other potential causes," Meera Chand, UKHSA's director of clinical and emerging infections, said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As a mysterious liver disease continues to impact children across the world and in Tennessee, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr.

A patient may also have yellowing of the eyes or skin. "Thankfully none of the children at Vanderbilt have had liver failure," said Dr. Saeed Mohammad, director of the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. "They have all recovered. Dr. Mohammad said there is no need for parents to panic. A total of 169 cases of acute hepatitis have been reported worldwide. They have all be discharged and gone home." While most cases have been in Europe, nine cases were reported in Alabama and four patients have been treated at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. A few of the patients have required liver transplants, and one person died.