In 2022, 270 children under 10 years of age were diagnosed with hepatitis - inflammation of the liver - in the UK1. This unusually high number of hepatitis in children caused the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to jump into action to figure out the reason behind the outbreak.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/why-has-there-been-an-increase-of-hepatitis-in-children