Health Ministry stepping up monitoring of acute hepatitis cases in kids after incidents worldwide


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has increased surveillance for acute hepatitis cases in all government clinics and hospitals following the global spike in severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children, says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

The Health Minister said that health practitioners at clinics should refer children aged one month to 18 years old to the hospital for further treatment if they showed signs of jaundice and other acute hepatitis symptoms.

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