More Than 900 Cases of Hepatitis of Unknown Origin Reported in Children, WHO Says

More Than 900 Cases of Hepatitis of Unknown Origin Reported in Children, WHO Says
A woman looking through a microscope on May 19, 2008. David Davies/PA Media
Lorenz Duchamps
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Health officials across 33 countries have received reports of 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in young children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

In a press release on Friday, the health agency said the latest update on the outbreak is an increase of 270 cases since it published data last month that revealed 650 cases of severe acute hepatitis were diagnosed in children between April 5 and May 26.
Lorenz Duchamps
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