Among the confirmed cases, 79 cases were in England, 14 cases were in Scotland, and others were in Wales and Northern Ireland. In this case, eight children received liver transplantation because their condition deteriorated.
On April 5th, the British Health Authority notified WHO of 65,438+00 cases of severe subacute hepatitis in infants with unknown causes found in central Scotland. The patient's age ranged from 1 1 month to 5 years old with no previous medical history. Initially, 1 case developed symptoms in 2022 1 month, and the other 9 cases were found in March. This 10 case was found when admitted to hospital. By April 8, further investigations across Britain found that there were 74 similar cases.
British level shows that the key to unexplained hepatitis is1children under 0 years old. The comprehensive clinical symptoms of the confirmed cases are subacute hepatitis, with obviously increased liver enzymes, usually accompanied by neonatal jaundice and sometimes digestive tract diseases.
"Everyone quickly investigated various factors that may lead to hospitalization of children with hepatitis." MeeraChand, a doctoral student in charge of clinical medicine and freshness in the British Public Health Service Security Bureau, said, "According to the information compiled by everyone, more and more evidence shows that this case is related to adenovirus sense. However, everyone has thoroughly investigated other potential reasons. "
The survey also showed that the news from patients' samples and testing system tended to contact with adenovirus infection, and 77% of the tested cases were adenovirus positive.
Adenovirus is a common virus, which usually causes a series of minor diseases, including fever, cold, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and is usually impossible to cause hepatitis. Adenovirus is the main cause of fever in children, which often causes respiratory syndrome and new coronary pneumonia. In rare cases, it can cause diseases of digestive tract, eyes, male urinary system and nervous system.
Adenovirus usually spreads from person to person, by touching the damaged appearance and respiratory tract. The most effective way to reduce the spread of adenovirus is to keep the hands and respiratory system stable and hygienic, and supervise the children to wash their hands and disinfect thoroughly.
Authoritative experts stressed that although mild hepatitis in children is very common, this time the situation is obviously different. In Britain, some patients are more serious, and some even need liver transplantation. Authoritative experts show that adenovirus rarely causes obvious hepatitis in normal people. It is very rare for this kind of thing to happen to children without serious potential sexual health problems.
The British Health Authority has taken measures to scientifically study other possible contributing factors, such as another feeling (including COVID-19) or the natural environment. Senior environmental health officials have cleared all contact with COVID-19 vaccine, because no patients have been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. The British Health Authority also said that it has cooperated with experts and clinicians all over the country to scientifically study whether the gene of adenovirus has changed, so as to respond to the above questions as soon as possible.