CDC Report: Acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection among children.
2 May, 2022 | 00:46h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC releases new clinical details in cases of unusual hepatitis in children – CNN
CDC report finds no Covid link in children’s hepatitis cases in Alabama – NBC News
Related:
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Commentaries on Twitter
Report from Alabama of acute hepatitis & adenovirus infection in young kids, Oct 21-Feb 22. 9 cases, all had adenovirus, 5/5 tested +ve for Adenovirus type 41. No epi links found. All under 6 yrs of age, immunocompetent, & no significant comorbidities. https://t.co/DcgcfN3KHo
— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) April 29, 2022
New report from @CDCMMWR on the 9 episodes of severe acute hepatitis in children from Alabama
All 9 positive for Adenovirus on whole blood PCR (all 5 samples sequences were type 41)
None PCR positive for #SARSCoV2
HT @tonisoriano66 https://t.co/h9LmHeVHEf
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) April 29, 2022