The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that it has been confirmed that five new patients were hospitalized with similar symptoms in Japan for acute hepatitis of unknown cause, which has been reported one after another mainly in young children in Europe and the United States.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, five children under the age of 16 were diagnosed with acute hepatitis of unknown cause and were hospitalized in Japan, according to a new report from the local government.
Since April, a total of 36 children have been reported as suspected of having acute hepatitis of unknown cause in Japan.
There were no cases of liver transplantation.
Of these, 31 reported by the 26th of last month were analyzed by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
▽ Gender is 19 males and 12 females
▽ Age is between 2 months and 15 years old
▽ Residence The ground was confirmed in a large area.
According to the ECDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 19th of last month, a total of 614 patients with unexplained acute hepatitis were reported in 31 countries including the United Kingdom and the United States, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare continued to inform local governments. We are asking you to report any patients with similar symptoms.