Acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection among children-Alabama, October 2021-February 2022

Julia M Baker^{1

2}, Markus Buchfellner³, William Britt³, Veronica Sanchez³, Jennifer L Potter³, L Amanda Ingram⁴, Henry Shiau^{5

6}, Luz Helena Gutierrez Sanchez^{5

6}, Stephanie Saaybi⁵, David Kelly^{6

7}, Xiaoyan Lu¹, Everardo M Vega¹, Stephanie Ayers-Millsap⁸, Wesley G Willeford⁸, Negar Rassaei⁹, Hannah Bullock^{9

10}, Sarah Reagan-Steiner⁹, Ali Martin⁴, Elizabeth A Moulton^{11

12}, Daryl M Lamson¹³, Kirsten St George^{13

14}, Umesh D Parashar¹, Aron J Hall¹, Adam MacNeil¹, Jacqueline E Tate¹, Hannah L Kirking¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC.
² Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁴ Alabama Department of Public Health.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁶ Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁷ Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁸ Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁹ Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
¹⁰ Synergy America, Inc., Duluth, Georgia.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
¹² Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
¹³ Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health.
¹⁴ Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York.

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Julia M Baker et al. Am J Transplant. 2022 Jul.

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. 2022 Jul;22(7):1919-1921.

doi: 10.1111/ajt.16665.

¹ Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC.
² Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁴ Alabama Department of Public Health.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁶ Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁷ Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁸ Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama.
⁹ Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
¹⁰ Synergy America, Inc., Duluth, Georgia.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
¹² Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
¹³ Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health.
¹⁴ Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York.

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