There Are No Known Canadian Cases Of Mysterious Liver Disease In Children Reported In Europe Or The United States.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, there are currently no Canadian cases of the severe liver disease that has been reported to be affecting children in Europe and the United States.In an email, the agency confirmed to CTVNews.ca that they have not seen any cases of the acute hepatitis — a type of liver inflammation — that was first reported in Scotland at the beginning of April.The World Health Organization (WHO) first raised the issue last Friday, stating that on April 5, they received notification of ten cases of severe acute hepatitis in children under the age of ten in Scotland. All of the children had previously been healthy, and the youngest case was in a child who was only 11 months old.Children complained of symptoms such as jaundice, vomiting, and abdomin...