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. 2022 May;27(19):2200370.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.19.2200370.

Case numbers of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology among children in 24 countries up to 18 April 2022 compared to the previous 5 years

Janko van Beek  1 , Pieter LA Fraaij  1   2 , Carlo Giaquinto  3 , Delane Shingadia  4 , Peter Horby  5 , Giuseppe Indolfi  6 , Marion Koopmans  1 ; Acute hepatitis study group  7
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Case numbers of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology among children in 24 countries up to 18 April 2022 compared to the previous 5 years

Janko van Beek et al. Euro Surveill. 2022 May.

Erratum in

  • Author's correction for Euro Surveill. 2022;27(19).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2022 May;27(20):2200370c. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.20.2200370c. Euro Surveill. 2022. PMID: 35593165 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

An increase of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology has been reported among children in multiple countries worldwide. With a rapid online survey among hospitals in and outside of Europe, we describe case numbers recorded from 1 January to 18 April 2022 vs the previous 5 years. Of 24 countries that responded, we identified 5/17 European and 1/7 non-European countries with an elevation in probable cases of unexplained acute hepatitis, and severe cases were elevated in five European countries.

Keywords: acute hepatitis; outbreak; unknown origin.

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Conflict of interest: None of the authors reported a conflict of interest.

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