Asia Reports First Case of Mystery Liver Disease Causing Hepatitis in Kids

WHO has warned health officials in Europe and the US to monitor new cases of paediatric hepatitis.

The mysterious liver disease which has affected nearly 200 children has made its way to Asia, with Japan reporting a case in a four-year-old child.

The World Health Organization, on Saturday, announced that at least 196 children in 12 countries had been infected with acute hepatitis.

According to the WHO, at least one fatality tied to this mysterious increase in hepatitis in young kids has been recorded in the world so far.

According to the WHO, cases have been reported in the UK, Canada, Northern Ireland, Spain, Israel, Japan, the US, Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France, Romania, and Belgium.