Authorities from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating reported cases of severe hepatitisâliver inflammationâin children in Alabama and the United Kingdom.
The Alabama Department of Public Health announced on April 15 that it has been investigating âan increase in hepatitis in young childrenâ since November 2021.
âThese children presented to providers in different areas of Alabama with symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness and varying degrees of liver injury including liver failure,â the department said in a release. âLater analyses have revealed a possible association of this hepatitis with Adenovirus 41.â…