Coverage dated April 14, 2022 to April 18, 2022

Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US

Headline from WDIO Duluth, on the newest of 2 developments

Health officials detect additional cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation in children in Europe and the U.S. The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Rare, Severe Liver Damage Reported in Kids in U.S. and Europe

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US

    Headline from WDIO Duluth ·

4 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children, and they think it may be

  2. NBC New York

    Rare, Severe Liver Damage Reported in Kids in U.S. and Europe (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children.

  3. Forbes

    What’s Causing A Sudden Outbreak Of Hepatitis In Kids In Europe And The US? (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Outbreaks of severe hepatitis (liver inflammation) are being seen in children younger than 10 in Europe and Alabama. The question is why?

  4. Triblive

    Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, U.S. (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    LONDON — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections spreading to Europe and the U.S. Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since…

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US (opens WDIO Duluth)

    Published

    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Health officials detect additional cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation in children in Europe and the U.S. The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases.

  6. Al Jazeera

    US, Europe scientists probe mysterious liver illness in children (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    While mild forms of hepatitis are common, the severity of the reported cases has concerned health authorities.

  7. CBS News

    More cases of mysterious liver disease identified in children in several countries, health officials say (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Some of the cases in the U.K. have required specialist care at liver units and a few have needed a liver transplant.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.