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  • #16
    Source: http://globalnews.ca/news/3725179/ma...e-yearly-rate/

    ptember 7, 2017 2:01 pm
    Updated: September 7, 2017 3:01 pm
    Manitoba mumps cases 120 times the average yearly rate
    By Brittany Greenslade Senior Reporter/Anchor Global News

    A nurse draws a dose of mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine in this file photo.

    Hundreds of mumps cases have been reported and confirmed in Manitoba, more than 100 times the yearly average for the province.

    Health officials say the rise in cases was first noted last October, but have continued to take a toll on patients around the province.

    There have been 614 cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 30 of this year. To put that in perspective, Manitoba normally sees approximately five cases of mumps each year...

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    • #17
      Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...ions-1.4278298


      1 confirmed case of mumps, multiple cases suspected among Island Lake evacuees in Winnipeg, Brandon
      Roughly 4,200 people were evacuated from Wasagamack, Garden Hill and St. Theresa Point First Nations last week
      By Aidan Geary, CBC News Posted: Sep 06, 2017 8:51 PM CT Last Updated: Sep 06, 2017 8:51 PM CT

      Measures to prevent the spread of mumps among evacuees from three Manitoba First Nations evacuated because of wildfires are being put in place after a handful of people came forward with symptoms resembling the illness.

      A medical officer of health with the province said lab testing confirmed one case of mumps in an evacuee staying in Brandon, with more possible cases reported among evacuees in Brandon and Winnipeg.

      Roughly 4,200 people from the Island Lake communities of Wasagamack, Garden Hill and St. Theresa Point First Nations were forced from their homes last week by an encroaching wildfire. Nearly 2,000 people were initially sheltered in emergency centres in Winnipeg, although that number had dropped to roughly 375 by Wednesday, according to the Red Cross...

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      • #18
        Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...444808883.html

        Numbers of patients triples in mumps outbreak
        By: Erin DeBooy
        Posted: 09/16/2017 4:00 AM

        An outbreak of mumps at the Brandon Correctional Centre has staff worried as the number of cases more than tripled in the past few weeks.

        A correctional centre staff member, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their job, said the number of confirmed cases had gone to nine from two in a two-week period, with three more cases waiting to be confirmed as of Thursday.

        One of those confirmed cases is a staff member.

        "It may be small numbers, but it?s still not small potatoes to us," the staff member said. "Staff at the centre are biting their nails? we want to exhale, but we can?t."...

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        • #19
          Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...444808883.html

          Numbers of patients triples in mumps outbreak
          By: Erin DeBooy
          Posted: 09/16/2017 4:00 AM

          An outbreak of mumps at the Brandon Correctional Centre has staff worried as the number of cases more than tripled in the past few weeks.

          A correctional centre staff member, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their job, said the number of confirmed cases had gone to nine from two in a two-week period, with three more cases waiting to be confirmed as of Thursday.

          One of those confirmed cases is a staff member.

          "It may be small numbers, but it?s still not small potatoes to us," the staff member said. "Staff at the centre are biting their nails? we want to exhale, but we can?t."...

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          • #20
            Source: http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local...ted-1.22935150


            Mumps outbreak confirmed in north, Flin Flon affected
            Flin Flon faring better than other parts of region
            Eric Westhaver / Flin Flon Reminder
            September 25, 2017 03:00 PM


            Flin Flon has fared comparatively well during a mumps outbreak in northern Manitoba.

            A total of 98 cases of the highly contagious viral disease were reported across the Northern Health Region (NHR) in June, with another 94 in July.

            ?In a typical year, we?d see zero, maybe three, four, five cases. This is extremely high for us in the North,? said NHR medical health officer Dr. Michael Isaac.

            While numbers have yet to be finalized for August, more than 60 cases had already been reported as of mid last week.

            Additional cases were possible given the lag time between exposure to mumps and the presence of symptoms...

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            • #21
              Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...452869223.html


              Province alerting schools, daycares as mumps outbreak grows
              By: Scott Emmerson
              Posted: 10/24/2017 4:57 PM

              Manitoba's public health department has reached out to schools and daycares as the province's mumps outbreak continues its lengthy run.

              In documents dated Oct. 19, and making their way to the public this week, Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living asks parents and guardians of young children and post-secondary students and faculty to be aware of the symptoms of mumps, what to do if they suspect an infection and how to help prevent one.

              "This letter serves as a reminder... to let people know the mumps outbreak is still continuing in Manitoba. It is important for people to know, even though they may not be hearing as much about it, that it is still ongoing," Dr. Elise Weiss, acting chief provincial public health officer, said Tuesday.

              (With schools back in session and students in close quarters, "the goal of sending this letter out (is) there are measures people can take to help protect themselves."

              As of last Thursday, there had been 1,150 confirmed cases of the contagious viral infection since the beginning of the outbreak Sept. 1, 2016, Manitoba Health says. The province normally experiences fewer than 10 cases a year...

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              • #22
                Source: http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local...mer-1.23095244

                Mumps cases declining after record summer
                Eric Westhaver / Flin Flon Reminder
                November 21, 2017 09:00 AM

                An outbreak of mumps in northern Manitoba is declining, but infection rates are still abnormally high.

                The rate of reported infections in the region declined in September after three consecutive months when nearly 100 new cases were reported.

                ?For September, it looked like we had 62 cases in the north, which was down from 97 in August,? said Dr. Michael Isaac, chief medical officer for the Northern Health Region (NHR).

                In June, 98 cases of mumps were reported in the region, with another 94 reported in July. Typically, between zero and five cases are reported to NHR in a year...

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