TOKYO - Japan's Health Ministry found one probable case of the mysterious severe acute hepatitis affecting children in the United States, Britain and 10 other countries, raising concerns that the disease is spreading outside of Europe and the US.
Seventeen children, or about 10 per cent of cases, have required a liver transplant and at least one death has been reported, according to the Geneva-based agency. British health authorities are investigating potential link between the pandemic and the hepatitis outbreak. Symptoms include liver inflammation, with markedly high liver enzymes and jaundice, a liver-linked ailment, preceded by abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, said the WHO. Typical causes for viral hepatitis have been excluded.
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