Three cases of 'unknown hepatitis' in children have been reported in Denmark
May 21, 2022, 6:42 am

Three cases of 'unknown hepatitis' in children have been reported in Denmark

Three cases of children contracting hepatitis without a known cause have been reported in Denmark (Photo: Pixabay)

The Xinhua reported, according to the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), three cases of children contracting hepatitis "without a known cause," also known as idiopathic hepatitis, have been reported in Denmark.

SSI chief physician Anders Koch in a press release Wednesday (Apr 21): "It is more than we would expect. All children have been hospitalized and several have been seriously ill, but fortunately, none of them have needed a liver transplant."

According to the SSI, an unexpected increase in hepatitis among children under the age of 10 has occurred worldwide since the beginning of 2022.

Worst hit by the idiopathic disease has been the United Kingdom where 74 cases have been registered in England and Scotland, with some of the children infected being so severely affected that they required liver transplants.

An unexpected increase in hepatitis among children under the age of 10 has occurred worldwide since the beginning of 2022 (Photo: Pixabay)

All the Danish cases meet the "case definition" used in England among children under 10 years of age.

The press release: "Normally we keep an eye on hepatitis caused by certain viruses, for example, hepatitis A. But now we have some children with liver damage, which we do not really know what is causing."

In Denmark, the first cases have been traced back to December 2021.

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Koch does not believe that such a high number of unusual cases should be cause for concern. "Even if there is a specific cause rather than sporadic cases, the risk of an individual child contracting this rare form of hepatitis is still extremely low."

The SSI said it will monitor the situation both locally and internationally,

The World Health Organization (WHO) Office for European Region last week notified of an "unexpected significant increase" in cases of severe acute hepatitis in young children. Symptoms of the disease included jaundice, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

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The WHO said at the time that "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and/or adenovirus have been detected in several cases."

Source: xinhua

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