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Edinburgh Live
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Dayna McAlpine

Hepatitis cases among children in Scotland continue to rise as urgent warning issued

The number of children with hepatitis has now risen to 108 across the UK, with eight children - including at least one in Scotland, having received a liver transplant as a result of having contracted the condition.

Meanwhile, The World Health Organisation has confirmed that 14 cases of the virus had been reported across Scotland's central belt.

The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow saw the number of kids who presented with abnormal liver function in March exceed the annual total expected for the whole of Scotland.

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