Five healthy children have died in the unexplained hepatitis outbreak and more than 100 cases have been spotted leading to 15 liver transplants, the CDC revealed today.
The agency’s deputy director for infectious diseases Dr Jay Butler announced the grim tally Friday, adding that the children were all under 10 years old and had fallen sick since October.
More than nine in ten patients had been hospitalized, he said, and all had previously been healthy and were not suffering from any underlying conditions. The mysterious hepatitis has been reported in 25 states.
