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Japan Detects 4 More Probable Cases of Pediatric Hepatitis
Japan has found four new “probable” cases of children with acute hepatitis of unknown etiology, bringing the total number of such detections to 71, the Japanese health ministry said on July 8. In its latest update, the Ministry of Health,…
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