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  • Alaska: 2017/2018 Mumps

    Source: http://www.ktva.com/mumps-case-confirmed-anchorage-964/


    Mumps case confirmed in Anchorage
    By KTVA Web Staff 2:46 PM May 11, 2017

    An adult in Anchorage has laboratory-confirmed mumps, according to the Department of Health and Social Services.

    Authorities say the patient had not recently traveled but had played host to a relative from abroad that may have been the source of the infection.

    The patient reportedly had received one mumps vaccination in the past.

    DHSS is encouraging medical personnel to be alert to possible mumps cases, and they?re urging residents to review their vaccination history and verify all vaccinations are current...

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    Source: http://sewardcitynews.com/2017/09/al...umps-outbreak/

    Alaska Mumps Outbreak
    September 8, 2017 2:11 pm by Seward Community Health Center

    By Dr. Ross Van Camp, Seward Community Health Center

    In the five years before 2016 there were one or less mumps cases diagnosed in Alaska. In July 2016, two cases were diagnosed in the Fairbanks area. In 2017 there have already been eight cases diagnosed, most in the Anchorage area. No cases in Seward have been detected, but it could easily spread to our area...

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    • #3
      Source: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/heal...rage-outbreak/

      13 confirmed mumps cases in Anchorage outbreak
      Author: Laurel Andrews clock
      Published 9 hours ago

      Multiple cases of mumps have been confirmed in Anchorage, officials said Friday.

      "We're currently experiencing a mumps outbreak in Anchorage and right now we have 13 confirmed cases," said Joe McLaughlin, state epidemiologist and chief of the section of epidemiology with the Department of Health and Social Services...


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      • #4
        Source: http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Mum...461426173.html



        Mumps outbreak spreads with 71 confirmed cases in Anchorage
        CDC / Allison M. Maiuri
        By Sean Maguire |
        Posted: Sat 11:56 AM, Dec 02, 2017

        ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A mumps outbreak has continued to spread throughout Anchorage with 71 confirmed cases and 15 probable cases reported since May. The state recommends people be especially vigilant identifying and treating the infection during the holidays.

        As of Dec. 1, the mumps outbreak has not spread beyond the Municipality of Anchorage.

        Dr. Amanda Tiffany, an epidemiologist with the Department of Health and Social Services, says the Alaskan mumps outbreak mirrors a trend seen nationally. She says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports over 4,900 cases of mumps this year. 47 states and the District of Colombia have all reported cases of mumps, according to Dr. Tiffany.

        To put the outbreak in perspective, the DHSS says it saw less than five confirmed cases of mumps between 2012 and 2017. And all of those were travel related, meaning the infection was contracted outside Alaska and then brought into the state...

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        • #5
          Source: http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Anc...467052963.html

          Anchorage mumps outbreak surpasses 100, vaccine guidelines updated
          By Kortnie Horazdovsky |
          Posted: Thu 4:31 PM, Dec 28, 2017 |
          Updated: Thu 5:01 PM, Dec 28, 2017

          ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The state health department says a mumps outbreak in Anchorage has surpassed 100 confirmed cases, and the department is updating its vaccination recommendations.

          The state has confirmed 119 cases of the disease, with another 19 classified as ?probable.? The state says a booster dose of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best way to protect yourself, if you haven't received two doses of the vaccine already.

          The state now recommends a second dose of the vaccine for any school-age children who have only received one dose, and for adults who are at high risk of mumps exposure, like healthcare workers, international travelers, and post-secondary students...

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          • #6
            Source: http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Mum...474227083.html


            Mumps outbreak in Anchorage, more than 200 confirmed cases
            By Juan Montes |
            Posted: Thu 1:42 PM, Feb 15, 2018 |
            Updated: Thu 4:01 PM, Feb 15, 2018

            ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The state?s health department says the mumps outbreak in Anchorage has surpassed 200 confirmed cases.

            According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there are 215 confirmed cases and 33 probable cases.

            An epidemiologist for the state of Alaska says since 2012, it?s seen a 98.7% increase in cases...
            DATA: Alaska Mumps Outbreak Surveillance

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            • #7
              Source: http://juneauempire.com/local/news/2...-time-20-years

              Posted February 18, 2018 06:19 am - Updated February 18, 2018 06:37 am
              By ALEX McCARTHY
              Juneau Empire
              Mumps confirmed in Juneau for first time in 20 years

              For the first time in 20 years, doctors have confirmed the presence of mumps in Juneau.

              As of Thursday, there has been one confirmed case of the disease in Juneau and three possible cases, said Alison Gaines, the nurse manager at the Juneau Public Health Center. The first case was diagnosed in January, with the most recent suspected one springing up this past week, she said.

              Amanda Tiffany, an epidemiologist at the Alaska Division of Public Health, said this is the first confirmed case of mumps in Juneau since 1997...

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              • #8
                Source: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/heal...utbreak-grows/


                Alaska updates vaccine guidelines as mumps outbreak swells with over 200 cases
                Author: Laurel Andrews
                Updated: 2 hours ago calendar Published 6 hours ago


                As Alaska's first mumps outbreak in decades continues to spread, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services updated its vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, allowing residents who would like to get a third dose of the vaccine to do

                "Because we are beginning to see cases identified in communities outside of Anchorage, it is becoming ever more difficult to determine who is at increased risk for acquiring mumps," the state said in a public health advisory...

                ...Alaska's mumps outbreak began in May. As of Feb. 15, 214 confirmed and 33 probable cases of mumps had been identified...

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                • #9
                  Source: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/Mumps-surv.aspx
                  Alaska Mumps Outbreak Surveillance

                  Confirmed, Probable, and Suspect Cases of Mumps by Week of Symptom Onset ? Alaska, May 1, 2017 to July 21, 2018


                  Updated July 24, 2018

                  Confirmed and Probable Cases of Mumps by Month of Symptom Onset and Region ? Alaska, May 1, 2017 to July 21, 2018



                  Region Table.csv Updated July 24, 2018



                  Notes:
                  1. Cases are defined according to national standards https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/case-definitions.html.
                  2. Data are provisional; therefore, case counts may be updated as new data become available.
                  3. By national convention, cases are assigned by patient residence which may not always be the location of exposure.
                  4. Areas with low or no case counts may reflect absence of testing rather than absence of disease.

                  Additional Data



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                  • #10
                    Source: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/Mumps-surv.aspx
                    Alaska Mumps Outbreak Surveillance

                    Confirmed, Probable, and Suspect Cases of Mumps by Week of Symptom Onset ? Alaska, May 1, 2017 to August 18, 2018


                    Updated August 20, 2018


                    Confirmed and Probable Cases of Mumps by Month of Symptom Onset and Region ? Alaska, May 1, 2017 to August 18, 2018

                    Cases by Region
                    Anchorage Mat-Su Gulf Coast Interior Northern Southeast Southwest TOTAL
                    17-May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
                    17-Jun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
                    17-Jul 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
                    17-Aug 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
                    17-Sep 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
                    17-Oct 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
                    17-Nov 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
                    17-Dec 66 2 1 1 0 0 0 70
                    18-Jan 82 3 0 0 0 2 0 87
                    18-Feb 44 8 0 1 0 2 0 55
                    18-Mar 31 2 0 0 0 0 2 35
                    18-Apr 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 19
                    18-May 5 0 1 0 0 1 9 16
                    18-Jun 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
                    18-Jul 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
                    18-Aug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                    TOTAL 351 16 3 2 0 5 14 391

                    Region Table.csvUpdated August 20, 2018




                    Notes:
                    1. Cases are defined according to national standards https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/case-definitions.html.
                    2. Data are provisional; therefore, case counts may be updated as new data become available.
                    3. By national convention, cases are assigned by patient residence which may not always be the location of exposure.
                    4. Areas with low or no case counts may reflect absence of testing rather than absence of disease.

                    Additional Data


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