Still no answers as to what is causing this outbreak unfortunately. There have been 232 cases in 14 countries in Europe. 6 received liver transplants and 1 died. 76% of cases have been in children under

It is up to 109 cases in the US across 24 states and Puerto Rico. 14% of cases needed liver transplants and 5 died. More than half of the kids had confirmed adenovirus infections. Thus far the CDC has

Good piece on the hepatitis cases in kids, speaking with some of the epidemiologists for the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. Still no breakthroughs in the investigation. But some things are ruled

Epidemiology is an independent branch of medicine studying the etiology and spread of infectious diseases. Epidemiology didn't exist until John Snow showed up, things were just normal, people getting sick