Few Insured Individuals Receive Timely DAA Treatment for Hep C
Individuals with Medicare and Medicaid have lower odds of treatment initiation than those with private insurance
Hepatitis
Two Case Series Describe Acute Pediatric Hepatitis of Unknown Cause
Unclear whether human adenovirus is the causative agent for acute hepatitis in these children
Treatment for Hep C Up Among People Who Inject Drugs
Among PWID with chronic HCV infection, proportion with detectable HCV RNA decreased from 100 percent in 2006 to 48 percent in 2019
No Increase Seen in Pediatric Hepatitis in the US
No increase in acute hepatitis of unspecified etiology, adenovirus types 40/41 above prepandemic baseline levels
Organic Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis Cases, FDA Warns
Last known case in the United States reported on April 30; no deaths have been reported
Mystery of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Deepens as CDC Probe Continues
One more U.S. death related to pediatric hepatitis was reported on Thursday
CDC: US Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Children Keep Rising
However, there have been no reported deaths since February, agency says
CDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Children
Majority of patients, who were otherwise healthy, recovered fully from their illness
Three More Children Have Died of Mysterious Liver Disease
Nearly 170 children in 11 countries have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis in recent months
Alabama Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Children Show Link to Viruses: CDC
Three of the nine patients in Alabama were so ill that they developed liver failure, and two needed liver transplants
