GA: 2018 Mumps

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Source: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atl...irus/859754163


Atlanta high school student infected with mumps
By: Tyisha Fernandes
Updated: Oct 26, 2018 - 7:01 AM

...Health officials have confirmed that an Atlanta high school student has contracted mumps. The teenager is a student at Grady High School.

Dr. Betsy Bockman, the principal of the school, notified parents with a letter on the school's website and social media on Oct. 18...

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Source: https://www.11alive.com/article/news...y/85-608452604

Mumps outbreak hits Emory University
Mumps cases in Georgia are up more than 600%. Now the CDC is considering recommending another booster.
Author: Kaitlyn Ross, Donesha Aldridge
Published: 4:12 PM EDT October 26, 2018
Updated: 5:26 PM EDT October 26, 2018

ATLANTA -- Mumps cases are on the rise in Metro Atlanta, with three outbreaks reported this year.

Doctors recently diagnosed a student from Grady High School with the infection. Atlanta Public Schools notified the school's student body and faculty about the case.

Several students at Emory got the virus too in an isolated outbreak...

...Health officials said in 2016, there were 17 cases of mumps in Georgia. However, in 2017, there were 121 cases. The year isn't even over yet and there have been 125 cases reported so far. That's a 635% increase from 2016 to now.