The global outbreak of hepatitis in children is a real worry, especially among parents and grandparents, raising the spectre of another Covid.
There have been 650 suspected cases globally and more than 250 of those were in the UK. So far no precise cause has been found for this liver inflammation – but research is giving us some clues.
Worldwide, at least 38 children have required liver transplants, and 10 deaths have been reported. Cases in the UK involve children aged between one month and 16 years, but three-quarters were under five. A dozen have so far required liver transplants here after developing symptoms.
