Scottish child given liver transplant after UK hepatitis spike

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Scottish child given liver transplant after UK hepatitis spike
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Thirteen cases of severe hepatitis were identified at six health boards in central Scotland.

There have been 49 cases in England, 13 in Scotland and 12 across both Wales and Northern Ireland, all of which have occurred since January. Six children have received liver transplants.

"Normal hygiene measures such as good handwashing and respiratory hygiene, help to reduce the spread of many of the infections that we are investigating.

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