As of Wednesday, 180 cases of unexplained liver inflammation in children have been reported in 36 states and territories.
Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileThe number of children under investigation for unexplained, severe liver inflammation has increased to 180, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.reported earlier this month. The new cases are from 36 states and U.S. territories. Most patients are under age 5.
Despite the increase, the agency said that there is no indication the number of hepatitis cases are truly rising. Investigators have been reviewing cases reported over the past seven months. Hepatitis refers to liver inflammation, which can have many causes. Most"involve patients that are just now being reported, rather than new cases of hepatitis," the CDC said in a media statement Wednesday.
All, including five deaths, remain under investigation. The CDC also lowered the percentage of children who have been sick enough to receive a liver transplant, from nearly 15 percent to 9 percent.
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