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The Murcia child has already recovered but global cases of acute hepatitis are skyrocketing
As the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating the mysterious rise in severe cases of hepatitis in children around the world, a possible case of unknown origin has been detected in a young child in the Murcia Region. The minor suffered from the disease at the beginning of the year and is now fully recovered; his case is being studied by the Ministry of Health.
However, the Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (Ccaes) insists that “there is no confirmed case” in the Region.
The WHO has already reported the existence of at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in 12 countries, including one child who died. In Spain, Ccaes has detected eight confirmed cases and five probable infections – among them, the one in Murcia – in children under 16 years of age between January 1 and April 22 of this year.
The confirmed cases occurred in minors aged between 18 months and 7 years in the communities of Madrid, Catalonia, Galicia, Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha and Aragón. There is no relationship between them, and only one of the children is known to have travelled to the United Kingdom, where the majority of acute hepatitis infections have been documented to date.
The WHO notes that "it is not yet clear whether there has been an increase in hepatitis cases, or an increase in awareness of hepatitis cases occurring at the expected rate but not being detected."
What is known so far is that the common cold virus – known as adenovirus – has been detected in at least 74 cases and the virus that produces Covid in about 20, although 19 patients with both pathologies have been found.
Furthermore, the WHO has reported that in the UK, "a significant increase in community adenovirus infections (particularly detected in faecal samples from children) has recently been observed following low levels of circulation prior to the Covid-19 pandemic". The same situation is occurring in the Netherlands.
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