Parents and guardians are being urged to watch out for the signs and symptoms of hepatitis in children after an outbreak of a mystery strain has lead to the death of at least one child.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned last week about a further increase in cases of hepatitis “of unknown origin” in children in several countries, including Ireland.
Cases of the unexplained liver inflammation were first detected in Scotland in early April, and have since been reported in 12 countries - Ireland, the UK, Spain, Israel, Denmark, Italy, Norway, France, Romania, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States.
