The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an update on severe acute hepatitis in children with the cause remaining unknown.
On April 5, 2022, WHO was notified of 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children under the age of 10 years, across central Scotland.
By April 8, 74 cases had been identified in the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, April 12, the Public Health Agency said there were fewer than five confirmed cases in Northern Ireland.