HEPATITIS

A St. Clair County 11-month-old is one of three Michigan children included in the CDC’s acute hepatitis investigation. It’s that mysterious liver disease in children first identified in the U.K. and is now found in children across Europe and the U.S.

The CDC is looking into the deaths of five children linked to the growing number of mysterious hepatitis cases in children.

Michigan health officials have identified two possible cases of hepatitis in children. The two cases are in Oakland County and Detroit, they said.

A child has now died from a mysterious outbreak of hepatitis that’s affecting children around the world, health officials said.

The World Health Organization has issued a global alert to be on the lookout for mysterious cases of hepatitis occurring in children.

NILES, Mich. – A tattoo shop in west Michigan had its license pulled because piercing equipment was not being sterilized. The equipment at Paparazzi Tattoos and Piercing in Niles was only being sanitized. Anyone who has been a customer at the shop is urged to get blood tests to check for HIV and hepatitis B and C.The shop will remain closed until inspectors confirm changes have been made.