BC, Canada- 2016 Mumps- 41 Cases in Metro Vancouver area

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Source: http://www.theprovince.com/health/lo...570/story.html
WHISTLER ? Eight cases of mumps have been reported in young adults in Whistler and Vancouver Coastal Health is urging residents to check their vaccination records.
The highly contagious viral infection is spread through coughing, sneezing or sharing cups or utensils touched by saliva or mucus.
The health authority says anyone who is uncertain about their vaccination status should get immunized as soon as possible...

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ases-1.3581105


Mumps outbreak in Whistler growing, now 11 confirmed cases
Whistler's international population makes it more vulnerable to a mumps outbreak says health official
By Karin Larsen, CBC News Posted: May 13, 2016 12:40 PM PT Last Updated: May 13, 2016 12:40 PM PT

The total number of mumps cases in Whistler has now increased to 11 after three more people in the B.C. ski resort village were diagnosed with the disease Friday morning.

"It's definitely an outbreak," said Dr. Paul Martiquet of Vancouver Coastal Health. "We're advising everyone who has not had a complete series of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) to avail themselves of it, especially if they were born before 1970."...

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Source: http://www.whistlerquestion.com/news...cial-1.2261221

Whistler?s mumps outbreak might not be over: VCH official
Immunization clinics are working to control the spread of illness
Alyssa Noel | Whistler Question
May 23, 2016 07:08 PM


Many Whistlerites took advantage of mumps immunization clinics last week, but there still could be more cases before the outbreak subsides, said Dr. Paul Martiquet, medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).

?It would not surprise me if there were more,? he said. ?We?ve told family doctors to test for it and we?re trying to be proactive.?

A total of 13 cases of mumps have been recorded in Whistler. Last week, clinics across the corridor ? as well as local pharmacists ? offered several immunization clinics...

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...sens-1.3615818


Mumps outbreak worsens in Metro Vancouver
There are now 41 cases in the region, up from 11
CBC News Posted: Jun 03, 2016 2:38 PM PT Last Updated: Jun 03, 2016 2:38 PM PT

Vancouver Coastal Health says 41 people in the region (including Squamish, Whistler, and North Vancouver) have mumps, up from the 11 reported cases in Whistler earlier this month.

Vancouver Coastal Health's Dr. Althea Hayden says this outbreak is probably because those infected fall into an age category that likely only had one dose of mumps vaccine instead of two, leaving them unprotected.

"The average age of patients in this mumps outbreak is 33," she said in a statement. "We are encouraging everyone between the ages of 22 and 46 to get a second dose of the vaccine so that they are fully protected."...