The first case was reported in Britain this month where 111 children, mostly under the age of 10, have been found to have the illness
Meanwhile, cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin have been confirmed in the US and Israel.
Unusually, the new cases do not feature the viruses typically responsible for acute liver inflammation - hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. ECDC director Andrea Ammon said the investigations so far pointed towards a link to infection with an adenovirus, a family of common viruses that can cause flu-like or gastrointestinal symptoms.
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