The number of cases of acute hepatitis in children has been on the rise recently in Europe.

191 children have gotten ill in various countries around the world, the majority of whom were registered in the United Kingdom.

In Albania, there are still no reports of any children having contracted the disease, according to the head of epidemiology at the ISHP, Silva Bino.

“We are monitoring for icterus, because hepatitis usually flares up through icterus and we are also monitoring doctors’ reports, and so far, we still don’t have any data that could point to acute hepatitis being present in our country,” – said Bino.

Symptoms are similar to a common cold.

There are still doubts about the method by which acute hepatitis is transmitted from one child to the other.

“One supposition is that it gets transmitted through the fecal-oral route or through respiratory airways,” – said Bino.

Hepatitis could start with muscle aches, fatigue, fever, and diarrhea. If these symptoms last more than 3 ways, doctors recommend that children be seen by a doctor, where they should run blood tests to get a more accurate diagnosis.

The majority of patients around the world have recovered, but some of them have had to undergo a liver transplant.