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Health
Ketsuda Phoutinane

Child hepatitis cases rise as experts say 'mystery spate could be linked to lockdown'

Cases of hepatitis in children have increased as a further 43 illnesses were confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today.

Eight of the 108 cases have received a liver transplant. There are 14 cases in Scotland, 79 in England with the rest in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Since January, a rise of cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and younger has been under investigation.

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