CO: 2017 Mumps

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Source: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/01/2...er-metro-area/

Mumps Warning Issued For Denver Metro Area
January 27, 2017 9:49 AM

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) ? A mumps outbreak is under investigation by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

According to information posted by Westminster Fire Department, six residents in northeast Denver and northwest Aurora have the mumps.

?The number of cases likely is higher as mumps cases often go undetected or untested,? the said...

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Source: http://gazette.com/mumps-outbreak-st...rticle/1595370

Colorado sees increase in mumps cases
By: The Associated Press
January 28, 2017 Updated: Today at 2:25 pm
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DENVER ? Colorado is seeing an increase in cases of the mumps.

The state health department said Friday that 14 cases have been reported so far this year, compared with 17 in all of last year. Over the last five years, the state has averaged about 6 cases a year...

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Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...p-from-january

Number of mumps cases in Colorado grows to 26, up from January
TheDenverChannel.com Team
10:28 PM, Feb 7, 2017

DENVER ? A mumps outbreak in Colorado has nearly doubled in size over the past week, according to state health officials.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment told Denver7 Tuesday that there have been 26 cases of mumps in the state since the beginning of the year. Twenty-two of the cases are linked to an outbreak in the Denver metro area...

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Source: http://www.9news.com/news/local/mump...nues/416152080


Mumps outbreak in metro Denver continues
Kyle Nelson, KUSA 10:09 AM. MST February 28, 2017

DENVER - Public health officials are seeing a large increase in mumps cases reported in Colorado, especially in the Denver metro area.

So far, 14 cases of mumps have been reported in Colorado this year--as compared to 17 reported cases in all of 2016. People in the Denver metro area account for 11 of the 14 cases this year.

The outbreak is being investigated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver Public Health, and Tri-County Health Department. Because the investigation is ongoing, officials expect the number of mumps cases will grow...

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Source: http://www.krdo.com/health/confirmed...rado/368497623

Confirmed 27 cases of mumps in Colorado
By: Holly Morrison
Posted: Mar 01, 2017 03:14 PM MST
Updated: Mar 01, 2017 03:14 PM MST

Confirmed 27 cases of mumps in Colorado

So far, there have been 27 confirmed cases of the mumps in the state of Colorado, and officials expect that number to grow.

After seeing these numbers continue to increase, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now urging parents to get their children vaccinated...

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Source: http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/...rado-climbing/


Cases of mumps in Colorado climbing
By Teresa Ristow
Saturday, March 4, 2017

Steamboat Springs ? A Colorado mumps outbreak focused on the Front Range reached 49 cases last week, though the contagious disease has yet to reach the Yampa Valley this year.

The 49 cases reported in the first two months of 2017 are high compared to just 17 cases reported in all of 2016 in the state, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...

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Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...fection-record

Mumps outbreak pushes Colorado past infection record
Kurt Sevits
2:17 PM, Mar 10, 2017
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DENVER ? The number of mumps cases in Colorado continues to grow and has surpassed the state record amid an outbreak that has spread through several states.

Health officials on Friday said they?d registered a total of 53 cases of mumps in the state since Jan. 1, 2017. The old record was 51 cases following an outbreak in 2006.

Colorado averages just 5.6 cases a year. Last year, there were 17 cases...

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Source: http://www.postindependent.com/news/...rfield-county/

Four adult mumps cases in Garfield County

Garfield County Public Health is investigating four reported mumps cases among residents. The cases all involve adults and stem from the same initial exposure.

Health officials are seeing a large increase in mumps cases reported nationwide, with outbreaks in multiple states, including Colorado. While the four current cases are the first reported in 2017 for Garfield County, there have been 63 cases reported in Colorado so far this year. That far exceeds the 17 cases reported in 2016. States in the Midwest have experienced the highest numbers of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...