TY - JOUR
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AU - Carvalho, Carlos
AU - Delgado, Enrique
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AU - Peeters, Michael
AU - Tenev, Tencho
AU - Golkocheva-Markova, Elitsa
AU - Jensen, Veronika Vorobieva Solholm
AU - Koch, Anders
AU - Figoni, Julie
AU - Brouard, Cécile
AU - Nikolopoulou, Georgia
AU - Zisouli, Anastasia
AU - Murphy, Niamh
AU - Broderick, Annemarie
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AU - Rich, Rivka
AU - Sagie, Lior Hecht
AU - Tosti, Maria Elena
AU - Suligoi, Barbara
AU - Joosten, Rosa
AU - Pijnacker, Roan
AU - Fjeldheim, Ingvild
AU - Stępień, Malgorzata
AU - Polanski, Piotr
AU - Marinho, Rui Tato
AU - Martins, João
AU - Varela, Carmen
AU - Avellón, Ana
AU - Andersson, Emmi
AU - Mörk, Marie Jansson
AU - Mandal, Sema
AU - Watson, Conall
AU - Coughlan, Laura
AU - Chand, Meera
AU - Neill, Claire O.
AU - Bradley, Declan T.
AU - Li, Kathy K.
AU - O'Leary, Maureen
AU - McInnes, Neil
AU - Williams, Christopher J.
AU - Moore, Catherine
AU - Gjini, Adriana
AU - Duffell, Erika
AU - Pebody, Richard G.
PY - 2022
DA - August
TI - Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022
JO - Eurosurveillance
VL - 27
IS - 31
DO - https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.31.2200483
AB - Acute hepatitis refers to a rapid onset inflammation of the liver that can progress to acute liver failure with significant morbidity and mortality. It may affect previously healthy individuals and can be due to several infectious causes, hepatitis A, B and E virus, Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus being some of the more common, as well as non-infectious causes. In 30-49% of children with acute hepatitis progressing to liver failure, the disease aetiology remains unknown, although this high proportion may be due to the lack of exhaustive diagnostic testing carried out. Severe acute hepatitis and acute liver failure of unknown aetiology are not under surveillance in most countries, thus defining a baseline disease incidence is challenging.
PB - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/94958
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Children, young people and families
ER