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A sixth child has died in the United States from puzzling liver inflammation—aka hepatitis—and the number of unexplained cases has risen to 180 across 36 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest death was announced in a press briefing Friday, led by CDC Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases Jay Butler, who said it was reported to the agency Thursday. He did not indicate in which state the death occurred.
In addition to the deaths, 15 of the 180 cases required liver transplants, Butler reported. The cases all occurred in children under the age of 10 but skewed to preschool-age children, with the median age being around 2 years.
The latest US tallies feed into a global phenomenon that now includes over 600 cases across 31 countries, including 15 deaths. But, despite the growing numbers, international health experts are still scrambling to understand what's behind the illnesses after eliminating the most obvious possibilities, such as hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E.
Previously:
CDC Raises Alarm of Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Kids; 2 States Report Cases
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 25 2022, @04:29AM (1 child)
I know a number of experts in different fields that use this site. However, they mostly avoid articles about their expertise. Why waste the effort when it will most likely devolve into an argument with an idiot or drowned out by bullshit? Just read the summary, skim the comments, and move on.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 25 2022, @12:03PM
I think most of us have had the frustration of trying to share expertise with the "leadership" types, and have learned to keep quiet in the presence of those who place a lot of importance in being the lead dog.