The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that at least 169 cases had been reported in children in 12 countries.
The WHO issued the figures as health authorities around the world investigate a mysterious increase in severe cases of hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—in young children.
The WHO said that as of April 21 acute cases of hepatitis of unknown origin had been reported in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Israel, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France, Romania, and Belgium. It said 114 of the 169 cases were in the United Kingdom alone.
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