At least one child has died due to mystery strain of ‘acute, severe’ hepatitis, WHO says

At least one child has died due to mystery strain of ‘acute, severe’ hepatitis, WHO says A severe hepatitis disease of unknown origin found in 12 countries has led to the death of at least one child, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).

At least 169 cases of the acute viral hepatitis disease have been reported in children aged from a month to 16 years old in countries including the UK, the US, Spain, Italy, and France, the UN health agency said. The Independent