Mystery hepatitis cases in kids linked to unexpected viral suspect
Starting in April, young children in the United Kingdom and other countries suffering from mysterious cases of acute liver inflammation began to attract scientific —and media—attention. Most would recover, some after liver transplants, but a few died. Physicians could find no evidence in the children of the standard viruses that caused their hepatitis, but researchers homed in on an unexpected suspect: adenovirus, a family of cold-causing viruses common in kids. Now, a sweeping genetic search of these patients instead implicates another virus,  one thought to be completely harmless. In two independent,...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 25, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news

Disinfection efficacy and mechanism of olanexidine gluconate against norovirus
Conclusions: This study suggests that olanexidine gluconate is a potential biological and environmental disinfectant against norovirus and adenovirus. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41
(MedPage Today) -- Two case series of children with unexplained acute hepatitis from the U.S. and U.K. pointed to human adenovirus viremia in most and strengthened the case for adenovirus 41 as a potential cause. Among nine such children seen... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 14, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Studies Probe Adenovirus Link to Childhood Hepatitis Cases
Two new papers add to the circumstantial evidence that a common childhood virus might be involved in the rare hepatitis cases, but many questions remain. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Hepatitis Children and Childhood Liver University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham (Ala) Great Britain Source Type: news

Link Between Pediatric Hepatitis and Adenovirus 41 Still Unclear Link Between Pediatric Hepatitis and Adenovirus 41 Still Unclear
90% of children in two new studies tested positive for the virus, but there was no evidence of viral infection in liver biopsies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 13, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Cidofovir for Adenovirus-Related Hepatitis in Kids Clears Viremia Cidofovir for Adenovirus-Related Hepatitis in Kids Clears Viremia
Off-label use of cidofovir in children with acute liver failure and confirmed adenovirus infection cleared the virus or substantially reduced viremia in a small case series from London.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - July 1, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Interim Analysis of Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children Aged < 10 Years - United States, October 2021-June 2022
This report describes children diagnosed with hepatitis of unknown cause during October 2021 to June 2022. Preliminary analyses have not identified common exposures. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 30, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Adenovirus Infection Children's Health Coronavirus [CoV] Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Public Health COVID-19 Source Type: news

Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children Show Declining Trend Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children Show Declining Trend
Experts update the latest case numbers for acute hepatitis in children and discuss possible factors that result in the disease, namely, adenovirus and COVID-19, either separately or together.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - June 24, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news

EARLY RELEASE: Interim Analysis of Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children Aged < 10 Years - United States, October 2021-June 2022
This report describes children diagnosed with hepatitis of unknown cause during October 2021 to June 2022. Preliminary analyses have not identified common exposures. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 24, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Adenovirus Infection Children's Health Coronavirus [CoV] Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Public Health COVID-19 Source Type: news

Trends in Acute Hepatitis of Unspecified Etiology and Adenovirus Stool Testing Results in Children - United States, 2017-2022
This report describes the percentage of uninsured adults by race and Hispanic origin. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 23, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Children's Health Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pediatric Patients Source Type: news

Trends in Acute Hepatitis of Unspecified Etiology and Adenovirus Stool Testing Results in Children - United States, 2017-2022
This report describes how there was no increase in pediatric hepatitis of unknown cause or increases in adenovirus compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 16, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Children's Health Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pediatric Patients Source Type: news

No Increase Seen in Pediatric Hepatitis in the United States
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 -- No increase in pediatric hepatitis or adenovirus types 40/41 has been seen recently in the United States, according to research published in the June 14 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

EARLY RELEASE: Trends in Acute Hepatitis of Unspecified Etiology and Adenovirus Stool Testing Results in Children - United States, 2017-2022
This report describes how there was no increase in pediatric hepatitis of unknown cause or increases in adenovirus compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 14, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Children's Health Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pediatric Patients Source Type: news

Disease Investigators Track a Growing Number of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Appearing Around the World
CDC asks physicians and clinical laboratories to be on the lookout and report symptoms of hepatitis to state health departments Growing incidences of hepatitis in children are perplexing medical professionals and researchers in several countries around the world. The mysterious outbreak is occurring in otherwise healthy children and, to date, is of unknown origin, though […] The post Disease Investigators Track a Growing Number of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Appearing Around the World appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - June 13, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine adenovirus anatomic pathology CDC centers for disease control and prevention clinical laboratory COVID-19 Dark Daily dark intelligence group D Source Type: news

Mystery of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Deepens as CDC Probe Continues
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 -- Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who have developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news