Gerontology

Viremia

Emergency medicine

Public health

Adenovirus infection

Virology

Pediatrics

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Family medicine

Hepatitis a virus

Medicine

Hepatitis

Virus

Pathology

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

During October-November 2021, clinicians at a children's hospital in Alabama identified five pediatric patients with severe hepatitis and adenovirus viremia upon admission. In November 2021, hospital clinicians, the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Jefferson County Department of Health, and CDC began an investigation. This activity was reviewed by CDC and conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy.

Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children — Alabama, October 2021–February 2022