Indonesian Health Ministry investigates mysterious hepatitis that killed three children in Jakarta

Three children in Indonesia have died from what is believed to be unexplained acute hepatitis, according to the Health Ministry on May 1. - The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, May 7 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Health Ministry said it was investigating the deaths of three children in Jakarta that it said might be linked to a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has sickened hundreds of children in at least 20 countries.

The three children, aged two, eight and 11, died in Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) between mid and late April after displaying jaundice, diarrhea and vomiting – some of the symptoms that were also found in clusters of unexplained hepatitis cases that have emerged among children around the globe.