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CDC Issues New Alert As Number Of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Rises To 100+ Children CDC Issues New Alert As Number Of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Rises To 100+ Children
CDC Issues New Alert As Number Of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Rises To 100+ Children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new health alert as the number of cases of pediatric hepatitis continues to mount across the country, leaving researchers befuddled about its origin. On Wednesday, May 11, the CDC offered an update as it continues to investigate pediatric cases of hepatitis that have an unknown etiology in the US. Earlier story - Cases Of Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Now Confirmed In 10 States, Including NY According to officials, the investigation is focusing on "collecting information to describe the epidemiology, etiology, clinical prese…

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CDC Issues Nationwide Alert After Hepatitis Outbreak Of Unknown Origin CDC Issues Nationwide Alert After Hepatitis Outbreak Of Unknown Origin
CDC Issues Nationwide Alert After Hepatitis Outbreak Of Unknown Origin The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has issued a national alert to doctors over a mystery hepatitis outbreak. The CDC notified clinicians and public health authorities on Thursday, April 21 about a cluster of children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection, asking all physicians to be on the lookout for symptoms and to report any suspected cases of hepatitis of unknown origin to their local and state health departments. The CDC said it is currently working with the Alabama Department of Public Health to investigate a cluster of nine cases of hepatitis of unknown ori…

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by Joe Lombardi