CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children across 25 states and territories, including 5 deaths

CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children across 25 states and territories, including 5 deaths


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tami Chappell | Reuters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis, including five deaths, the public health agency said on Friday.

Ninety percent of the children were hospitalized and 14% required liver transplants, according to the CDC. More than half of the kids had evidence of adenovirus infection.

CNBC Health & Science

Read CNBC’s latest global coverage of the Covid pandemic:

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.



Source

Inflation report Tuesday should provide clues on the impact tariffs are having on prices
World

Inflation report Tuesday should provide clues on the impact tariffs are having on prices

Groceries are seen at a Walmart supermarket in Houston, Texas, on May 15, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images June’s inflation report will be looked at not so much for what the headline numbers show than what’s in the underlying data, especially whether tariffs are starting to have an impact. The consumer price […]

Read More
Amazon jumps into AI vibe coding with preview of Kiro
World

Amazon jumps into AI vibe coding with preview of Kiro

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud unit said Monday that it has released a preview of Kiro, a program that developers can use to write code with help from artificial intelligence. In a post […]

Read More
India’s inflation cools to 2.1% in June, extending slide to more than 6-year lows
World

India’s inflation cools to 2.1% in June, extending slide to more than 6-year lows

A laborer loads consumer goods onto a supply cart at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on November 11, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation continued to ease in June, hitting a lower-than-expected 2.10%, government data showed on Monday. The headline inflation rate extended its slide after dropping to a more […]

Read More