Keywords

cluster outbreak, hepatitis, outbreak investigation

Authors

1. Heavey, Elizabeth PhD, RN, CNM
2. Peterson, Kathleen PhD, RN, PCPNP-BC, CNE

Abstract

Abstract: In late 2021, the CDC was alerted to a cluster of children with hepatitis of unknown etiology at a US hospital. Similar reports began to emerge out of Europe. This article discusses the systematic investigation into these cases.