/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7010/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-severe-hepatitis-unknown-origin-children-being-investigated-canada-339404 <p>Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada as global scientists race to understand a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has affected nearly 200 youths around the world. The latest available data from the World Health Organization shows at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported in close to a dozen countries, with the bulk of the reports — 114 — from the U.K. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/liver-disease-mystery-1.6431872" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Mon, 02 May 2022 20:07:40 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288114 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mouse-model-could-shed-new-light-immune-system-response-zika-virus-266592 <p>A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study published in <em>PLOS Pathogens</em>.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:56:02 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26736 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-hepatitis-day-july-28-254237 <p> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:40:10 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24360 at /newsroom