Canadian health authorities are investigating possible cases of acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin similar to those detected in several European countries, where at least one death from this disease has been recorded.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PSCA) did not indicate how many possible cases are being investigated in the country, but said that none have yet been confirmed as the same acute childhood hepatitis of which 190 cases have been identified in Europe, the United States and Canada. Israel.
Canadian media reported Wednesday that the possible cases are being investigated by ASPC to determine if they are related to cases in the United Kingdom and the United States.
On Tuesday, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said that 190 cases of acute childhood hepatitis had been detected in 10 countries of the European Union (EU), including Spain, and the European Economic Area ( EEA).
Also yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) maintained that it has not found a relationship between cases of acute childhood hepatitis and the consumption of food, medicines or the vaccine against covid-19.
The health authorities in the United Kingdom, where more than 100 cases have been detected, have announced that there is increasing evidence linking the cases of acute childhood hepatitis registered in Europe with adenovirus infection, specifically with the F41 strain of adenovirus . (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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