Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health-wel...ectid=11927907
Second case of mumps in Hawke's Bay
30 Sep, 2017 9:37am
Parents are being urged to check their children's immunisation status during the school holidays with a second case of mumps notified in Hawke's Bay yesterday.
Earlier this month, a pupil from Waipukurau Primary School was confirmed as having the infection, and this week another case of a Hastings Girls' High School student was notified.
An outbreak of mumps had hit the Auckland region this year with 457 cases reported as of this week, and although there were only two reported in Hawke's Bay the second case confirmed the virus was now circulating in the region, said Hawke's Bay DHB medical officer of Health Dr Rachel Eyre...
Second case of mumps in Hawke's Bay
30 Sep, 2017 9:37am
Parents are being urged to check their children's immunisation status during the school holidays with a second case of mumps notified in Hawke's Bay yesterday.
Earlier this month, a pupil from Waipukurau Primary School was confirmed as having the infection, and this week another case of a Hastings Girls' High School student was notified.
An outbreak of mumps had hit the Auckland region this year with 457 cases reported as of this week, and although there were only two reported in Hawke's Bay the second case confirmed the virus was now circulating in the region, said Hawke's Bay DHB medical officer of Health Dr Rachel Eyre...
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