The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned parents to keep an eye out for a key hepatitis symptom after recording a further 25 cases of the condition in children aged 10 and under.
The total number of cases all across the UK has now reached 222, as of Wednesday, May 25. Of the hepatitis cases that have been detected, 158 are in England with 31 in Scotland, 17 in Wales and 16 in Northern Ireland, according to the UKHSA.
The majority of cases of student onset hepatitis have been detected in children under five, who exhibit initial symptoms of gastroenteritis illness - diarrhoea and nausea- followed by symptoms of jaundice. Currently, no children have died as a result of the illness.
