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An increase of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology has been reported among children in multiple countries worldwide. With a rapid online survey among hospitals in and outside of Europe, we describe case numbers recorded from 1 January to 18 April 2022 vs the previous 5 years. Of 24 countries that responded, we identified 5/17 European and 1/7 non-European countries with an elevation in probable cases of unexplained acute hepatitis, and severe cases were elevated in five European countries.

Original publication

DOI

10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.19.2200370

Type

Journal article

Journal

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

Publication Date

05/2022

Volume

27

Addresses

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Keywords

Acute hepatitis study group, Humans, Hepatitis, Acute Disease, Child, Europe, Surveys and Questionnaires