CDC issues health alert on rare cases of hepatitis in children

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Since October 21, 2021, the state of Alabama has reported nine cases of hepatitis in children between 1 and 6 years old without a known cause.

a nationwide health alert Thursday asking parents and providers to keep a lookout for symptoms and report any potential hepatitis cases without cause to local and state health departments.

The news comes almost six months since the health organization began investigating strange reported cases of hepatitis in children. The same kind of cluster infections were also reported by theIn Alabama, the first five sick children were not admitted to the hospital forinfection but presented with significant liver injury and liver failure in some cases.

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