Good Morning Britain doctor warns of 'really serious' condition on the rise in children

One Good Morning Britain doctor appeared on the ITV show this morning issuing an important warning. His warning was about a "really serious" condition that is on the rise among children.

Dr Amir Khan told the show that 108 children across the country have contracted hepatitis. He also said that out of the 108 eight of them ended up needing a liver transplant.

The Mirror reported that British officials had said earlier this month that 74 cases of hepatitis had been found in children since January. Then earlier this week the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said additional cases of hepatitis had been identified in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain, reports the Bristol Post.

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Dr Amir Khan GP said: "This is worrying. 108 children across the UK have contracted hepatitis - that is inflammation of the liver. We are not quite sure what is causing it, we think it is a group of viruses called adenoviruses which cause colds and flus in children.

"It is definitely not the covid-19 vaccines because none of the children who had hepatitis had been vaccinated, it may be caused by covid-19 itself - we are not quite sure. Eight of these children have needed liver transplants, so it is really serious. We need to get to the bottom of what is causing this uptick in hepatitis in children."

British officials said the usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not seen in the cases, and scientists and doctors are considering other possible sources, including Covid-19, other viruses and environmental factors.

Public health officials ruled out any links to Covid-19 vaccines, saying none of the affected children