Case numbers of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology among children in 24 countries up to 18 April 2022 compared to the previous 5 years.

van Beek J., Fraaij PLA., Giaquinto C., Shingadia D., Horby P., Indolfi G., Koopmans M., Acute hepatitis study group None.

An increase of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology has been reported among children in multiple countries worldwide. With a rapid online survey among hospitals in and outside of Europe, we describe case numbers recorded from 1 January to 18 April 2022 vs the previous 5 years. Of 24 countries that responded, we identified 5/17 European and 1/7 non-European countries with an elevation in probable cases of unexplained acute hepatitis, and severe cases were elevated in five European countries.

DOI

10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.19.2200370

Type

Journal

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

Publication Date

05/2022

Volume

27

Addresses

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Keywords

Acute hepatitis study group

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