CA: 2017 Mumps- outbreak declared in LA County

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Source: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/m...-symptoms.html


Four Chapman law students sickened in mumps outbreak
Feb. 24, 2017
Updated 12:44 p.m.
By DEEPA BHARATH / STAFF WRITER

ORANGE ? Four students who attended Chapman Law School?s back-to-school event in late January have been diagnosed with mumps, and more could have been exposed to the virus, county health officials said Friday.

One case has been confirmed through testing and there are three probable cases, said Dr. Matthew Zahn, medical director of epidemiology and assessment at the Orange County Health Care Agency.

The three students who are probable were exposed as part of the same social group and are experiencing mumps symptoms, Zahn said.

The health agency has supplied vaccines to Chapman University. He said they will be administered through the campus clinic to students who were exposed.

Students were exposed to the virus Jan. 27 at Rudy?s Pub & Grill in Newport Beach, according to a Chapman University health alert issued Friday.

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Source: http://www.theunion.com/news/twi/two...l-high-school/


February 26, 2017
Two Cases of Mumps Found in Local High School

The Nevada County Public Health Department has recently received reports of two cases of mumps at Bear River High School. Given the contagious nature of the mumps virus, more cases are likely in Nevada County...

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Source: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/c...lth-mumps.html


Fifth mumps case diagnosed in Chapman Law outbreak
Updated March 1, 2017 8:06 a.m.
By COURTNEY PERKES / STAFF WRITER

A fifth case of mumps has been diagnosed in a Chapman University law student, public health officials said Tuesday.

Chapman issued a health advisory Friday after four students who attended a back-to-school event Jan. 27 at Rudy?s Pub & Grill in Newport Beach became ill. On Tuesday, Health Care Agency spokeswoman Jessica Good said there are now five cases; two confirmed by lab testing and three probable...

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Source: http://www.dailynews.com/health/2017...c-health-alert


Mumps outbreak prompts LA County public health alert
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News
Posted: 03/09/17, 2:50 PM PST | Updated: 54 secs ago

Seven men in Los Angeles County have been diagnosed with mumps, prompting public health officials to issue an alert Thursday.

The seven cases involve men who have sex with men. The cases were described by health officials as two different clusters.

It was unclear early Thursday how the cases were all related or if the men had been vaccinated...

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Source: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/s...man-mumps.html

Chapman University mumps outbreak now up to 7 students
March 28, 2017
Updated 12:12 p.m.
By COURTNEY PERKES / STAFF WRITER

An outbreak of mumps at Chapman University has grown to seven cases and students are urged to make sure their vaccinations are up-to-date.

The Health Care Agency said there are four confirmed cases of mumps and three probable cases, involving six law school students and one undergraduate.

Among the students, onset of symptoms ranges from late January through March 23...

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Source: http://abc7.com/health/mumps-outbrea...rsity/1825020/



Mumps outbreak worsens at Orange County university
More than half a dozen students have been sickened by the mumps virus at Chapman University. (KABC)
By Anabel Munoz
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 04:21PM
ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) --

More than half a dozen students have been sickened by the mumps virus at Chapman University, and the outbreak appears to be worsening.

Orange County health officials said they confirmed a new case of mumps on Friday and another case Wednesday morning, bringing the school's total of confirmed cases to five.

There have also been three other probable cases of mumps at Chapman University this year, officials said...

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Source: https://patch.com/illinois/lakefores...hool-oc-health


Mumps Outbreak Affecting Area University Law School: OC Health
The number of students affected by mumps at the Chapman University Law campus has risen again, OC Health says.
By Ashley Ludwig (Patch Staff) - April 6, 2017 6:22 pm ET


LAKE FOREST, CA ? The cases of mumps in Chapman University students has risen to six, with another six probably infected, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported Thursday.

As of March 28, the number of cases stood at four with three probable cases.
Several of the affected students are in Chapman's law school, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency...

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Source: http://www.kcra.com/article/health-o...-mumps/9247351


Health officials: 2 UOP students diagnosed with mumps
KCRA | Updated: 1:24 PM PDT Apr 7, 2017

STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) ?

Health officials confirmed Friday that two students at the University of the Pacific in Stockton were diagnosed with mumps and several other students showed similar symptoms.
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They are the first confirmed cases of mumps in San Joaquin County since 2011, according to the county's Public Health Services.

A student traveled to an out-of-state conference in mid-February and began developing symptoms in early March. Since late March, more students who were in close contact with that student developed symptoms of inflammation of the parotid gland, health officials said...

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Source: http://www.thepantheronline.com/news...iagnosed-mumps


3 additional undergraduates diagnosed with the mumps
04/16/2017
by Rebeccah Glaser

Three additional cases of the mumps have been identified in undergraduate students, said Associate Dean of Students DeAnn Yocum Gaffney, bringing the total number of cases at Chapman this year to 12.

The three cases are not new, Yocum Gaffney said, but rather are students that were tested for the mumps the week of April 3 and received negative results, but were later reclassified as probable mumps cases, which means that they matched the clinical definition of the disease.

Jessica Good, the Orange County Public Health information officer, wrote in an email to The Panther April 13 that there are zero suspected cases...

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Source: http://www.dailynews.com/health/2017...n-40-diagnoses


Mumps outbreak declared in LA County after more than 40 diagnoses
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News
Posted: 06/01/17, 4:57 PM PDT | Updated: 5 hrs ago

More than 40 people in Los Angeles County and surrounding regions have been diagnosed with mumps, prompting public health officials Thursday to declare an outbreak and issue an alert to physicians and providers to be aware of it.

In the alert, public health officials said many of the cases were initially misdiagnosed and there was a reliance of using false negative results. It?s unclear when this occurred. Health officials also did not release the conditions of those who were diagnosed. A response from Los Angeles County public health officials was not immediately forthcoming Thursday.

But health officials said most of the patients are men who have sex with men, and the majority of the cases were linked to patients being at large venues such as gyms, bars, theaters and nightclubs. Some of the patients are women and heterosexual men who have social connections to men who have sex with men, health officials noted.

?The majority of cases have had no documentation of complete vaccination; however, some cases were fully vaccinated,? according to the alert...

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Source: http://ktla.com/2017/06/17/42-people...officials-say/

42 People Have Been Infected With Mumps in L.A. County, Health Officials Say
Posted 9:26 AM, June 17, 2017, by Los Angeles Times

A mumps outbreak in Los Angeles County this year has infected 42 people, most of whom live on the Westside, health officials said this week...