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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Could Covid lockdowns be behind hepatitis surge in children?

PA Wire

At least 111 cases of sudden hepatitis in children have now been identified in Britain, doctors have revealed amid “increasing” evidence the problem is linked to adenoviruses.

The UK Health Security Agency said it cannot rule out other possible causes such as Covid, which it is also investigating, but that an adenovirus has been identified in 40 out of the 53 cases so far tested.

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