Hepatitis detected in nearly 300 children worldwide
There is mounting evidence that a common adenovirus is linked to these rare cases. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Scientists Know About the Unusual Hepatitis Cases in Children
Officials are exploring the possibility that a common adenovirus might be responsible for the unexplained cases, which remain rare. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Hepatitis Liver Children and Childhood Viruses Jaundice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Great Britain your-feed-health your-feed-science Source Type: news
Clinical Clues, Possible Culprit Identified in Kids' Mystery Hepatitis Cases
(MedPage Today) -- Adenovirus was detected in the blood specimens of all nine children with acute hepatitis infection identified in Alabama from October 2021 to February 2022, researchers found.
The nine children were 0 to 6 years old and previously... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 29, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
None of the nine young children in Alabama who had hepatitis tested positive for Covid
All of the nine children that were diagnosed with 'Mysterious Hepatitis' in Alabama in October and November 2021 tested positive for the adenovirus, and none had COVID-19, a new reporter from the CDC reveals. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children - Alabama, October 2021-February 2022
This report describes children with severe hepatitis and adenovirus admitted to a children's hospital in Alabama. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 29, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Adenovirus Infection Children's Health Hepatitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Public Health Source Type: news
UKHSA publishes detailed technical briefing on investigations into rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children, UKHSA (updated 25th April 2022)
Information gathered through investigations increasingly suggests rise in severe cases of hepatitis may be linked to adenovirus infection but other causes still being investigated. Adenovirus was the most common pathogen detected in 40 of 53 (75%) confirmed cases tested. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis cases in children might be linked to adenovirus, UK health officials report
Health officials in the UK have released new details in their ongoing investigation of an unusual series of hepatitis cases in children. The new report helps explain why they have zeroed in on a possible link to the adenovirus family, the UK Health Security Agency announced Monday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe hepatitis that left 10 UK children needing liver transplants linked to adenovirus
A rise in sudden-onset hepatitis that has left 10 UK children requiring liver transplants so far this year has been linked to a surge in adenovirus infections following the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
UK officials focus on possible adenovirus link to cases of hepatitis in children
Health officials in the UK have released new details in their ongoing investigation of an unusual series of hepatitis cases in children. The new report helps explain why they have zeroed in on a possible link to the adenovirus family, the UK Health Security Agency announced Monday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adenovirus probable cause of mysterious child hepatitis
Experts say there is mounting evidence that a common virus is linked to these rare cases. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ten UK children require transplant amid surge in hepatitis cases
Lack of exposure to adenoviruses due to Covid restrictions is most likely explanation for surge, experts sayTen children in the UK have required a liver transplant following a recent surge in severe hepatitis cases among young children, with the current total standing at 114 cases across all four UK nations.A lack of exposure to common adenoviruses due to Covid restrictions during the past two years combined with a recent spike in adenovirus infection as society opens back up is the most likely explanation, experts say.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes and Hannah Devlin Tags: Health Children Science UK news Coronavirus England NHS Infectious diseases Source Type: news
CDC Issues Advisory on Mystery Hepatitis Cases in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC issued a nationwide alert over the unexplained cases of acute hepatitis in children, recommending that physicians consider testing for adenovirus infection in cases with an unknown etiology and report such cases to the... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 23, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Mysterious Liver Disease In Children: CDC Issues Advisory On Acute Hepatitis
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Hepatitis Source Type: news
CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children
An investigation continues into cases of acute hepatitis with unknown causes among children who had adenovirus infections. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO Probes Mystery Hepatitis in Kids; Liver Disease & COVID; Atkins Diet Changes Gut
(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization is investigating the unexplained cases of acute severe hepatitis in young children, suggesting that adenoviruses or SARS-CoV-2 may be to blame, but also examining "other infectious and non-infectious... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 21, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
