Adenovirus, Covid-19 potential cause of hepatitis outbreak: Indonesia

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono speaks at a session on hepatitis outbreak with lawmakers at the the House of Representatives on May 23. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Adenovirus infection and post-Covid-19 infection are among a number of working hypotheses the government is investigating regarding the mysterious cause of the outbreak that has infected children across the globe.

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said on Monday (May 23) that one of the likely causes of the acute hepatitis outbreak was adenovirus infection among children.