The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched an investigation into the cause of hepatitis in 60 children. An investigation is also underway in Scotland where there have been 11 cases in children aged between one and five.
Hepatitis is a condition that affects the liver and can occur for a number of reasons including several viral infections in children. However, the UKHSA states that in the cases under investigation, the common viruses that can cause the liver condition have not been detected.
The UKHSA is working with the NHS and public health colleagues across the UK to investigate the potential cause.
Scotland
Meanwhile, Public Health Scotland is investigating the cases of hepatitis in children who have been admitted to hospitals in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Tayside and Fife, mostly since March. The children have contracted a rare non-A to E type of the disease.
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