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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Five children die and 100 others sickened after mysterious hepatitis outbreak in US

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US health officials are investigating an unexplained hepatitis outbreak that has left five children dead and more than 100 with severe liver disease.

A total of 109 cases have been identified in 25 states over the past seven months, with eight children requiring liver transplants, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.

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