In a health alert issued Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services asked the state’s doctors to be on the lookout for these unusual cases and report them. Wisconsin is…
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Hepatitis cases in children might be linked to adenovirus, UK health officials report
Since the beginning of the year, at least 111 children have been identified in the UK with acute liver inflammation that does not appear to be caused by the group…
World Health Organization says 1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children
Among the cases of acute hepatitis, at least one child has died and 17 children have required liver transplants, the WHO said in a news release. “It is not yet…
C.D.C. Issues Alert Over Cluster of Hepatitis Cases in Children
A cluster of severe hepatitis cases in Alabama children prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a nationwide health alert on Wednesday, urging doctors and health officials…