Japan's health ministry yesterday reported a child has been hospitalized for contracting hepatitis "without a known cause".
日本厚生劳动省昨日报告了一例疑似“不明原因儿童急性肝炎”病例。
It's the first patient in Japan who appears to have the same type of hepatitis as overseas cases.
这是日本出现的首例与其他海外病例症状相同的肝炎患者。
The World Health Organization says hepatitis cases of unknown causes in children have been reported mainly in Britain.
世界卫生组织表示,由不明原因引起的儿童急性肝炎病例之前主要报告发现于英国。
At least 169 similar cases have been reported in 12 countries, including the United States and Spain.
截至目前为止,在美国和西班牙等12个国家已发现至少169例类似病例。
The WHO says one child has died, and 17 have had liver transplants.
世界卫生组织称,包括至少17位儿童进行了肝移植,还有1位儿童死亡。
It also says none of the common hepatitis viruses A through E have been detected.
该组织还表示,目前尚未检测出甲、乙、丙、丁、戊这五种常见肝炎病毒。
Japan says its patient tested negative for the coronavirus and the adenovirus, which causes sore throats.
日本方面称,这名患者的新冠病毒和腺病毒检测结果均为阴性,而腺病毒会导致咽喉痛。
The adenovirus was detected in more than 40 percent of the overseas cases.
在海外确诊的患者中,有40%以上是腺病毒感染者。