Kolkata, West Bengal, Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari | File Photo | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of not doing enough to check the spread of adenovirus, the BJP on Thursday demanded a statement from the Chief Minister on the recent deaths caused by the infection. The BJP legislature party, towards … Read more
May 4, 2022 — Three children in Indonesia have died of acute hepatitis, bringing to four the global death toll in the mysterious worldwide outbreak of the liver disease, CBS News reported. The Indonesian Health Ministry said three children died last month in hospitals in Jakarta, the nation’s capital, after displaying symptoms such as nausea, … Read more
May 3, 2022 — The worldwide outbreak of acute hepatitis in children totals nearly 200 cases in 16 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 20 severe cases in the United States, specifically in Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, New York, and North Carolina. In Wisconsin, one infant died of the disease. Of the … Read more
April 27, 2022 A growing number of severe child hepatitis cases have been detected in the United States and around the world. The cause of the cases is still uncertain. At least three cases were found in Illinois, making it the third state to report such cases. Two cases were reported in suburban Chicago and … Read more
Experts say there is mounting evidence that a common virus is linked to these rare cases. Source link
April 21, 2022 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory urging state and local authorities to watch for cases of hepatitis in children with adenovirus infection. Nine hepatitis cases in which children tested positive for adenovirus have occurred in Alabama since October 2021 among children aged 1-6, with two … Read more
UK child hepatitis cases rise to 108, with a common virus increasingly likely to be the trigger. Source link