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Hepatitis B among children spikes in 35 countries as Kenya improves vaccination

Hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis B virus. Cases of hepatitis B among children have spiked in 35 countries globally.

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By  Francis Mureithi

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

 Cases of hepatitis B among children have spiked in 35 countries globally, says the latest situation update by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The disease has been reported in Europe and South East Asia among other regions

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