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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jane Kirby

Experts investigating hepatitis in children rule out link with dogs

PA Wire

Experts investigating sudden onset hepatitis cases in children have ruled out a link with dogs, a leading professor said.

Calum Semple, professor of child health and outbreak medicine at the University of Liverpool, told a briefing that investigations had found no role for either owning dogs or recent contact with dogs in cases of acute hepatitis.

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