California is among 36 states where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's investigating pediatric patients with hepatitis of unknown cause.
The CDC reports California is one of 36 states where at least one potential case of hepatitis in a child under the age of 10 is under investigation. CDC officials said they are not releasing the number of possible cases in each state in order to protect the privacy of patients.
The count of cases under investigation has grown since the CDC's last update on May 5, when the agency said it was investigating 109 cases. But the agency said that most of the latest cases are"retrospective" cases — the CDC's investigation involves reported cases that date back to October 2021, and many of them are just now being reported.is characterized by a swelling of the liver.
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