US Says Probing Deaths Of 5 Children Linked To Mystery Liver Disease

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said investigators around the globe are working hard to determine the cause of the disease.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including five reported deaths, the agency said Friday.

"Investigators both here and abroad and around the globe are working hard to determine the cause," said Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases for the CDC.

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