美报告180例不明病因儿童肝炎病例

A total of 180 children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause have been reported from 36 U.S. states and territories as of Wednesday, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

美国疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)发布最新公告称，截至5月18日，全美36个州和领地共报告180例不明原因的儿童急性肝炎病例。

The new number is an increase of 71 cases from May 5.
病例数在疾控中心本月5日报告的109例的基础上又增加了71例。

There have been no reported deaths since February 2022, and the proportion of pediatric patients requiring liver transplants has gone down from 15 percent to 9 percent since May 5, according to the CDC.
自今年2月以来没有新增死亡病例。自本月5日以来，需要肝移植的患者比例从15%降至9%。

Adenovirus has been detected in nearly half of the children and continues to be a strong lead, CDC said.
美疾控中心表示，目前近半数患者存在腺病毒感染，因此腺病毒是被怀疑的主要原因之一。

Further lab tests are being conducted to look more closely at the virus genome and other potential pathogens, such as SARS-COVID.
美疾控中心还在通过进一步的实验室检测来研究病毒基因组和其他潜在病原体，包括新冠病毒等。