He said other hypotheses are also being explored, including whether a recent Covid infection might be a trigger for the liver problems along with adenovirus. There is no link to the Covid vaccine.

Below, infectious disease experts explain how you're most likely to get adenovirus ... such as the lungs, kidneys, liver, and pancreas. Adenoviruses are more common in children, but DeMuri ...

It is unclear why some then develop liver inflammation - but genetics ... not routinely monitored - it may be that a peak of adenovirus infection has coincided with a peak in AAV2 exposure ...