MADRID.— En un año normal, son pocos los niños que necesitan un trasplante de hígado, y normalmente es porque previamente tenían una enfermedad que reducía su inmunidad. Por ejemplo, en España se ...

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha advertido que el mundo se enfrenta a un brote de hepatitis “de origen desconocido” que afecta a los niños. El aumento reciente de hepatitis aguda por causa ...

The World Health Organization reported Friday that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases ...

In response to the current pediatric hepatitis outbreak possibly linked to adenovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found current data do not suggest an increase in pediatric ...

Two case series of children with unexplained acute hepatitis from the U.S. and U.K. pointed to human adenovirus viremia in most and strengthened the case for adenovirus 41 as a potential cause. Among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data reported in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report did not demonstrate an increase in pediatric hepatitis or ...

While adenovirus remains a prime suspect in the unexplained cases of acute hepatitis in children, the CDC is "keeping an open mind and focusing on hypothesis generation," said Jacqueline Tate, PhD, of ...

Human adenoviruses typically cause self-limited respiratory, gastrointestinal, and conjunctival infections in healthy children. In late 2021 and early 2022, several previously healthy children were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although adenovirus was isolated from most children with unexplained acute hepatitis, its role in the illnesses ...

LONDON ― Case numbers of acute hepatitis in children show "a declining trajectory," and COVID-19 and adenovirus remain the most likely, but as yet unproven, causative agents, said experts in an update ...