Hepatitis In Children

• Canada now has 10 confirmed cases of severe hepatitis in kids. Here’s what to watch for

  As of May 20, there are ten cases of acute severe hepatitis in children in Canada: three in Alberta, two in Manitoba, four in Ontario, and one in Quebec.

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  May 21, 2022
  
• Adenovirus leading hypothesis for severe hepatitis in children, CDC says

  Infection with adenovirus, a common childhood virus, is the leading hypothesis for recent cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

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  May 20, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 could be the cause of mysterious hepatitis cases in kids

  It is possible that the affected children, many of whom are too young to be vaccinated, may have had mild or asymptomatic COVID infections that went unnoticed, a study suggests.

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  May 19, 2022
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• Manitoba Health confirms 2nd pediatric case of severe acute hepatitis

  News of the latest case of severe acute hepatitis in Manitoba comes just one day after Shared Health confirmed the province's first case Tuesday.

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  May 11, 2022
• U.K. reports spike in child hepatitis cases amid global outbreak

  The increase in infections comes after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported around 190 unexplained cases of severe hepatitis in kids around the world. 

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  Apr 29, 2022
• At least 1 child has died after 169 cases of acute hepatitis reported in children: WHO

  The World Health Organization said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

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  Apr 23, 2022