The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking doctors across the country to help investigate sudden cases of liver inflammation among young children.
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"By the 8th of April, they found 74 cases in total, and these were all in children who are about 11 months, all the way up to 10 years. But most of them are under five years old," he said.Of those nine, two needed liver transplants. "The ones in Alabama had adenovirus, and that was what seems to be that common thread," Nadipuram said.
Doctors said adenovirus 41 can cause hepatitis, but only in children with compromised immune systems. All the kids affected were reported to be healthy. So did the virus change? Researchers said the investigation is just beginning.
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1 child dead, 17 need liver transplants in ongoing acute hepatitis outbreakAccording to the World Health Organization, at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported from 11 countries as of April 21, 2022.
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