
The CDC has identified more cases of acute hepatitis with an unknown cause among children in the United States, including one more death.
Adenovirus infection has been implicated — but not proven — as the cause of the unexplained illnesses, which have also been reported in Europe.
The CDC said this week that it has received reports of 180 cases in 36 states and territories over the last 7 months — up from 109 cases reported as of 2 weeks ago.
In a telebriefing on Friday afternoon, Jay Butler, MD, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious diseases, reported one additional