On the 20th local time, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that another child in the United States has died in the United States related to childhood hepatitis of unknown cause.
To date, 6 children with acute hepatitis of unknown etiology have died in the United States.
The relevant person in charge of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that many patients are seriously ill, and this disease has extensive damage to the liver, and some patients still unfortunately died after receiving treatment.
As of the 18th, a total of 180 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children have been reported in the United States.
The cumulative number of cases increased by 71 from the 109 announced on the 5th of this month.
The CDC said it will continue to investigate what may have caused these cases, including testing and ruling out some of the viruses that commonly cause hepatitis.
Adenovirus infection is currently present in nearly half of the patients, so adenovirus is one of the main reasons for suspicion.
The CDC is also studying the viral genome and other potential pathogens, including the new coronavirus, through further laboratory testing.