1. A thread on #PediatricHepatitis of unknown etiology.
@WHO issued an update today. It reports that 35 countries have reported 1010 cases. There've been 22 deaths (2%) & 46 (5%) of the children have needed liver transplants.
@WHO issued an update today. It reports that 35 countries have reported 1010 cases. There've been 22 deaths (2%) & 46 (5%) of the children have needed liver transplants.
2. @WHO says it appears that the trend of cases is decreasing, but notes this should be interpreted with caution because there are reporting delays, likely under-reporting, and limited surveillance for such cases in many countries.
3. To that end, @WHO has launched an effort to try to assess whether there is a true increase in #PediatricHepatitis cases in the past 10 months or so. This comes on the heels of data from @CDCgov showing there has not been an increase of liver transplants among kids in the US.
4. That @CDCgov study, which I reported on last month, suggests we may be seeing something that was previously occurring but had gone undetected with these #PediatricHepatitis cases, rather than a new phenomenon. statnews.com/2022/06/17/a-c…
5. @WHO says of the 1010 cases of #PediatricHepatitis reported to it, the majority of kids are aged 5 or younger.
6. Adenovirus detections are still commonly reported among cases. SARS-2 infections, less common. It is still not clear if either, both or a combination of the two is behind these cases of #PediatricHepatitis.
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