Four of the eight children who died tested positive for adenovirus.
Chinese officials told the WHO that the increase in respiratory illness in children is linked to increased circulation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and an uptick in flu, RSV, and adenovirus.
Around 90% of children tested positive for the virus, but it's not known if it caused the hepatitis.
The WHO says it has received reports of 920 probable cases from 33 countries.
The leading hypothesis suggests adenovirus as a cause, but COVID-19 could be a factor.
Officials are probing clusters of acute hepatitis in kids, many resulting in liver failure.
Saudi Arabia yesterday reported a new MERS-CoV case for epidemiologic week 47, which involves a 52-year-old man from Riyadh.
The ministry of health said the man didn't have a history of recent contact with camels and wasn't known to have been exposed to another known MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case. He is currently hospitalized.
A new public opinion survey shows that more than 8 in 10 Americans are concerned about the health threat posed by antibiotic resistance, and majorities across the political spectrum think the federal government should do more to address the issue.
In the latest global polio developments, Pakistan reported two new wild poliovirus type 1 cases and three African countries reported seven more vaccine-derived polio cases in their outbreaks, according to today's weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJ Health) said preliminary tests on four adenovirus cases among pediatric patients at Voorhees Pediatric Facility in Voorhees, N.J., ruled out type 7, the strain of adenovirus responsible for 10 deaths and 27 illnesses at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, N.J., according to an NJ Health news release
