Health experts are puzzled over an outbreak of unexplained cases of hepatitis in children across the U.S. The CDC says there has been at least one case in Washington state. FOX13
in children that has impacted kids around the world, including here in the U.S. and Washington state.
Bell says it's understandable that parents would be concerned about the CDC's investigation of the 109 hepatitis cases of unknown origin in children across the country. More than 90% of the children needed to be hospitalized. Officials said 14% of the children needed transplants and five of them died.Washington State Department of Health's spokesperson, Teresa McCallion told FOX 13 Friday, "We are aware of the situation and are actively investigating.
"We see a lot of hepatitis, most of it is pretty mild. What we have been alerted to in the last couple of weeks, but going on for a few months now, is a more serious or more intense inflammation of the liver which seems to be affecting younger children," he said.Local doctors say they are now on the lookout for Adenovirus, which the CDC said was present in the"This is early stage in all these investigations, especially the more recent ones.
"With Adenovirus infections, these children seem to be developing vomiting and diarrhea," said Dr. Pamela Valentino, Medical Director of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
CDC investigating 109 mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases, including 5 deaths
Read more »
CDC tracked phones to see if Americans followed COVID lockdownsVice said it obtained internal documents from the CDC that show the agency used location data from cell phones to monitor visits to churches, schools, pharmacies and more.
Read more »
The CDC is investigating a Covid-19 outbreak on board a Carnival cruise shipThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a recent Covid-19 outbreak on a Carnival cruise ship that docked in Seattle after a two-week voyage.
Read more »
The CDC is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak on board a Carnival cruise shipThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a recent Covid-19 outbreak on a Carnival cruise ship that docked in Seattle after a two-week voyage.
Read more »
CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deathsU.S. health officials are now looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths. Cases have not yet been reported in Indiana.
Read more »
CDC investigating 109 mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases, including 5 deaths
Read more »