Li T, Zhuang H
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2022 May 20;30(5):466-469. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20220423-00220.
In April 2022, the United Kingdom was the first to report 74 cases of severe acute hepatitis in children monitored across different parts of the country. Hepatitis A to E viruses were not the common infectious etiological agents. As a result, the World Health Organization is closely monitoring reports of its unknown etiology and high severity incidence, and has warned that more cases are likely to come. As of May 1, 2022, 20 countries in the world have reported 228 cases. This paper briefly introduces the general situation of this outbreak.
2022年4月，英国率先报告在全国不同地区监测到74例儿童严重急性肝炎病例。甲型至戊型肝炎病毒并非常见的感染病原体。因此，世界卫生组织正在密切监测其病因不明且严重程度高的发病率报告，并警告称可能会出现更多病例。截至2022年5月1日，全球20个国家已报告228例病例。本文简要介绍此次疫情的概况。
