NYS: 2016/2017 Mumps- cases at Syracuse Univ.

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Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...401882415.html

Parents Warned After SUNY Mumps Outbreak Spreads to High School

An outbreak of mumps that has affected more than a dozen people at the State University of New York at New Paltz has spread to the town's high school and could possibly reach even further, according to the school's latest health update.

Sixteen people, including at least eight members of the swim team at SUNY New Paltz and one athletic staff member, have come down with the mumps, a highly contagious viral disease, since early October.

The county health department has an additional eight probable cases...

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Source: http://www.thelcn.com/lcn01/suny-gen...ntact-20161118

SUNY Geneseo mumps case to keep 19 unvaccinated students from campus; scheduled events intact
By BEN BEAGLE
PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 AT 10:43 AM
UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 AT 2:50 PM

Officials at SUNY Geneseo said this afternoon that weekend events on campus will go on as scheduled days after a student living off-campus was diagnosed with mumps...

...No events have been canceled, ?but those not immunized are at higher risk and we urge that they take caution in coming onto campus,? said David Irwin, the college?s media relations director.

In addition, 19 SUNY Geneseo students have to leave campus today for a 26-day period as they do not have a mumps vaccination, either for religious or medical reasons, said David Irwin, the college?s media relations director...

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Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...402254155.html

20 Mumps Cases Confirmed at SUNY New Paltz; at Least 3 at High School

The mumps outbreak that has afflicted more than a dozen people at the State University of New York at New Paltz since early October is expanding, with 20 cases now confirmed on the campus and at least three confirmed at the town's high school, officials for both schools said...

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Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-...chool-district


SUNY New Paltz mumps outbreak might have spread to New Paltz school district
By William J. Kemble, news@freemanonline.com
Posted: 11/22/16, 3:05 PM EST | Updated: 7 secs ago

NEW PALTZ >> SUNY New Paltz now says there have been 21 confirmed cases of mumps on campus and that the college also is tracking an unspecified number of unconfirmed cases, including one in a New Paltz High School student.

The college said on its website that the high schooler had been in close contact with a SUNY student.

The high schooler also has been in close contact with a New Paltz Middle School student and a Duzine Elementary School student, the college said, so New Paltz school district officials ?have notified students, staff and parents ... that they may be at risk of exposure to mumps.?...

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Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...eseo/94332702/

Four confirmed cases of mumps at SUNY Geneseo
James Goodman 11:43 a.m. EST November 23, 2016
Four State University of New York at Geneseo students have the mumps.

Two of the cases involve students who live on campus and the other two students live off campus, said SUNY Geneseo spokesman David Irwin...

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Source: http://dailyamin.com/36-mumps-cases-...uny-new-paltz/


36 Mumps Cases Now Confirmed at SUNY New Paltz
Dec 6, 2016

...Thirty-six cases of the mumps have been confirmed at the State University of New York at New Paltz as of Tuesday, school officials say.

At least eight members of the swim team and one athletic staff member have come down with the highly contagious respiratory disease, and the university said Tuesday the team would suspend competition for the remainder of the semester on the advice of the New York State Health Department...

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Source: http://oracle.newpaltz.edu/mumps-upd...ses-confirmed/


Mumps Update: 42 Cases Confirmed
December 8, 2016 Rachael Purtell Front Slide

As of Dec. 7 a total of 42 mumps cases have been confirmed on campus, according to the Health Center. Among those infected are one staff member, several members of the swim teams and a handful of other individual student-athletes.

The campus has been combatting this pandemic since Oct. 7. Per campus protocol, those infected must go through a required period of isolation and the 20 students on campus who were not vaccinated against the disease have been sent home for the remainder of the semester...

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Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-...ination-clinic


Uncontained mumps outbreak at SUNY New Paltz prompts vaccination clinic
Posted: 12/10/16, 6:00 AM EST | Updated: 45 secs ago

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. >> The number of confirmed or probable cases of mumps associated with SUNY New Paltz since October has risen to 63 and that has prompted the state Health Department, in conjunction with the Ulster County Health Department and the college, to schedule two days of vaccination clinics for next week.

Shots will be administered at no charge from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Student Union...

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Source: http://www.thelcn.com/lcn01/update-m...cases-20161210


UPDATE: Mumps outbreak expands at SUNY Geneseo; 12 confirmed cases
By BEN BEAGLE
PUBLISHED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 AT 11:51 AM
UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 AT 2:42 PM

The number of students diagnosed with the mumps at SUNY Geneseo has risen to12 confirmed, with another case possible pending test results.

The mumps outbreak at SUNY Geneseo has reached double digits, according to health alerts from the college and the Livingston County Department of Health.

SUNY Geneseo spokesman David Irwin confirmed this afternoon that there are 12 confirmed mumps cases and another possible pending test results. ?But things are changing quickly,? he said in an email to The Livingston County News.

In all 12 cases the students had received two mumps vaccination, Irwin said.

Eight of the cases involve students living off campus; the other four cases are on-campus students...

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Source: http://www.newyorkupstate.com/catski...this_year.html

Almost 6 times as many mumps cases in NY this year
The Associated Press By The Associated Press
on December 12, 2016 at 6:41 AM, updated December 12, 2016 at 6:47 AM

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) -- State and local health officials are planning vaccination clinics at the State University of New York at New Paltz in response to an ongoing mumps outbreak...

...State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker says there have been 147 confirmed or probable cases of mumps reported statewide this year, compared to 24 in 2015. It's the highest count since 2010, when 663 cases were reported...

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Source: http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester...s-geneseo.html


More Mumps at SUNY Geneseo, Confirmed Cases Continue to Climb
By TWC News Web Staff
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 09:08 AM EST

GENESEO, N.Y. -- Officials from the Livingston County Health Department say they are now 15 confirmed cases of mumps in the area, and 14 of those who contracted the disease are SUNY Geneseo students...

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Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/n...-2016-20161214


New York seeing over six times as many mumps cases in 2016
By JEN JACKSON
PUBLISHED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 AT 12:30 AM

Another mumps outbreak has been reported in New York state, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 159, the highest count since 2010. Only 24 cases were confirmed in 2015...

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Source: http://www.thelcn.com/lcn02/suny-gen...cases-20161215



SUNY Geneseo takes additional steps to stem spread of mumps; 16 confirmed cases
By BEN BEAGLE
PUBLISHED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 AT 12:28 PM
UPDATED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 AT 12:37 PM

Health officials are taking additional measures to limit the spread of the mumps virus after the number of confirmed cases increased to 16 at SUNY Geneseo.

There is one more possible cases pending test results, the college said...

...Of the confirmed cases, 10 are students living off campus and six live on campus, according to college spokesman David Irwin...

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Source: https://www.newpaltz.edu/healthcente...centerupdates/

Press release sent Friday, Dec. 9 2016
- Updated Dec. 13 2016 -
NYS Department of Health, SUNY New Paltz and Ulster County Health Department to Hold Mumps Vaccine Clinic on Campus

...There have been 69 confirmed or probable cases of mumps associated with SUNY New Paltz reported to NYSDOH since October with more under investigation. NYSDOH and the Ulster County Health Department have been providing technical assistance and guidance to the College in response to the outbreak, and NYSDOH?s Wadsworth Laboratory has assisted in laboratory testing of reported and suspected cases....

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Source: http://www.thelcn.com/lcn02/suny-gen...irmed-20161216

SUNY Geneseo mumps cases at 17 confirmed
By BEN BEAGLE
PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 AT 2:23 PM

SUNY Geneseo has confirmed a 17th case of the mumps days before the college begins its semester break.

There are no other pending cases as of Friday morning, according to an update from the college?s Health Services office.

All of the mumps cases have been among students, said David Irwin, the college?s media relations director...