The Panamanian health authorities confirmed on Thursday the first case of acute hepatitis in a minor – it was a two-year-old boy -, a few days after the warning sent by the World Health Organization that the cases of this still mysterious disease are increasing, at the end of April.
Lourdes Moreno, chief epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, explained that the case was confirmed by a specialized institute and clarified that the child, from the province of East Panama, is out of danger, after his hospitalization.
“After this case, the epidemiological surveillance increased and a signal was transmitted to all the health structures of the Social Insurance Institution, the Ministry of Health, the private hospitals and the clinics,” Ms. Moreno said in a press release.
The official called on parents of young children to be vigilant for symptoms of the disease (high fever; yellowing of the skin; algae in the abdomen).
The virus that causes the disease is transmitted by droplets, Ms. Moreno noted.
The WHO announced in late April that at least one child had succumbed to acute hepatitis from an unknown cause, saying it was aware of 169 cases in 12 countries.
Source: Capital
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