First Case of Children’s Mystery Liver Disease Detected in Japan
- Infection detected in Japan after appearing in 12 countries
- Heatlh authorities investigating potential links to pandemic
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Japan’s Health Ministry found one probable case of the mysterious severe acute hepatitis affecting children in the U.S., the U.K. and 10 other countries, raising concerns that the disease is spreading outside of Europe and the U.S.
The infection, likely the first case in Asia, was found in a young child. While an adenovirus was detected in more than 40% of cases globally, the patient in Japan tested negative, according to authorities. The child, whose age wasn’t disclosed, hasn’t had a liver transplant, it said.