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Japan Confirms 11 More Probable Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Children
Eleven new “probable” cases of children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause were confirmed in Japan, bringing the total number of such detections to 47, the Japanese health ministry said on June 10. According to the WHO’s tentative definition, a…
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