Hepatitis is defined as the inflammatory reaction of the liver parenchyma. It is either acute,
which resolves within six months or may be chronic. An outbreak of severe, acute hepatitis of …

Acute hepatitis has always been a public health concern, but the recent clustering of cases
in various parts of the world has drawn some special attention. The sudden rise in cases has …

Abstract In May 2022, the UK International Health Regulations National Focal Point notified
World Health Organization of 176 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in …

In April 2022, an increased incidence of acute hepatitis cases of unknown etiology among
previously healthy children across the United Kingdom was described. Since, more than 270 …

Since April 2022, the world has been witnessing a rapidly spreading outbreak of acute
hepatitis of unknown origin in children< 16 years old that has affected several countries …

A recent global outbreak of cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children has raised
health alerts. Increasing numbers of cases are being reported in most countries, mainly in …

Severe cases of acute hepatitis have been reported all around the world since 5 April 2022.
Common viral hepatitis agents (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, and HEV) were ruled out by …

At the beginning of April 2022, 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in
children< 10 years of age were reported across central Scotland. Since then, case numbers …

On 31 March 2022, Public Health Scotland was alerted to five children aged 3–5 years,
presenting to the Glasgow children's hospital with severe hepatitis of unknown etiology …

Aim To describe epidemiological characteristics of multicountry outbreak of severe acute
hepatitis of unknown origin in children in 2022. Methods A descriptive epidemiological study …