The CDC is examining 180 reported cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in kids across 36 states and territories, including six cases that resulted in deaths.
The CDC is scrambling to identify possible exposure history including to drugs, foods, or toxins, as well as scouring medical records for clues.
It's unlikely any increase is associated with COVID vaccination since the median age of kids affected is 2 years old, they said."Unfortunately, the illness in many of these patients is severe," Umesh Parashar, chief of the viral gastroenteritis branch at the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases said. "This is clearly a severe disease that we're taking very carefully for that reason.
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