Acute hepatitis of unknown origin was identified in a 5-year-old girl from the Bucharest-Ilfov area. The child's condition is stable, although she is still hospitalized, local Hotnews.ro reported.

According to the Ministry of Health, worldwide, 169 such cases were registered in 11 countries.

"No active viral infection was detected, and the markers for autoimmune diseases were negative. The child's condition is stable, she receives medication. The child did not travel abroad and had no epidemiological links to any other case reported to WHO Europe," the Ministry of Health said in a press release on Monday evening.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe reported, as of April 16, 169 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown cause (no known hepatitis viruses have been detected so far) in children aged 1 month to 16 years. These cases showed liver failure, often severe, with high levels of enzymes that indicate hepatic cytolysis and jaundice.

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