Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children
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Illinois health officials are investigating nine potential cases of severe hepatitis in children under the age of 10 years old, including one case that required...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health said it's investigating several severe cases of hepatitis among children and has reported the cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers wonder if a stomach bug, adenovirus 41, is behind the hepatitis cases. COVID-19 vaccination has been ruled out.
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug that isn’t known to cause liver problems in otherwise healthy kids. That virus was detected in the the blood of stricken children but — oddly…