The media reported the deaths of more than 30 people in the Czech Republic from hepatitis A.

In the Czech Republic, 32 people died due to an increase in the number of hepatitis A infections, the Tagesschau portal reported on December 6.

"This year, almost 3,000 cases of hepatitis A have been registered in the Czech Republic — 20 times more than in 2024. 32 people have already died," the publication says.

Katerina Fabianova, an epidemiologist at the State Department of Health, claims that an epidemic began in the country in the spring, but the number of cases will only grow.

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The perpetrators of the incident have not yet been identified.

On November 27, Reuters reported that a mutation of the avian influenza virus could lead to a larger pandemic than COVID-19 if the pathogen could be transmitted between humans. According to the expert, unlike coronavirus, influenza viruses can pose a danger to healthy people, including children, since humanity lacks antibodies against the H5 strain.

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