Indonesia detects 15 cases of severe hepatitis after 3 child deaths

Indonesia has identified 15 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin after reporting three deaths among children, the country's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin told a news briefing on Monday.

The World Health Organization said last week that it had received reports of at least 228 probable cases from 20 countries of child hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver.

Budi said Indonesia had...