PA: 2019/2020 Mumps

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Source: https://6abc.com/health/13-mumps-cas...chool/5635892/

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Source: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2019/...en/2450007001/


Mumps reported at York County Prison, vaccinations given, state Department of Health says
Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record Published 5:31 p.m. ET Oct. 22, 2019 | Updated 8:18 a.m. ET Oct. 23, 2019

Mumps, a viral infection for which there is no treatment, has been reported at the York County Prison within the last several weeks.

The prison's medical provider works with the Pennsylvania Department of Health in treating and managing illnesses, such as mumps, chicken pox and other infections, said Mark Walters, a spokesman for the County of York.

A state Department of Health investigation started in the beginning of September, according to Brittany Lauffer, a spokeswoman for the agency...

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Source: https://fox43.com/2019/10/25/officia...on-last-month/


Officials say there were 4 confirmed cases of the mumps at York County Prison last month
Posted 9:59 AM, October 25, 2019, by Keith Schweigert

YORK — Officials at York County Prison are working with the state Department of Health and the prison’s healthcare provider to investigate after an outbreak of the mumps at the prison.

According to a spokesperson for the prison, four inmates were treated for the mumps, and have since recovered. Prison officials are awaiting lab results for a suspected fifth case, the spokesperson said...

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Source: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/n...on/2500744001/

Officials confirm 5th case of mumps in York County Prison
Liz Evans Scolforo, York Dispatch Published 5:10 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2019 | Updated 5:26 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2019

Testing has confirmed a fifth case of mumps inside York County Prison, according to a York County spokesman.

The first four inmates diagnosed with the highly contagious virus have either recovered or are no longer in the prison, county spokesman Mark Walters said on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

There are no other inmates being tested at this time, according to Walters...

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Source: https://onwardstate.com/2019/11/21/u...at-penn-state/

University Health Services Confirms Three Mumps Cases At Penn State
Staff | Onward State
By Mackenzie Cullen
11/21/19 10:06 am

Three cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State, University Health Services (UHS) reported Thursday morning.

The affected students are being kept in isolation, while the UHS staff is working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to determine who has been in close contact with the three students.

This is the second time this year that a mumps outbreak has been reported on campus. In April, two students had confirmed cases of the mumps, while outbreaks of the disease were also reported in spring 2017 and 2018 as well...

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Source: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/heal...443e6768f.html

Drexel University's 2 mumps cases add to state's 300-plus outbreak
Tribune Staff Report 4 hrs ago

Two cases of mumps have been reported at Drexel University.

The school’s vice president, Subir Sahu, emailed a letter to students and colleagues acknowledging that two undergraduates had contracted the disease and are in isolation off campus.

The letter notes that those who were in close contact with the infected students have received a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine booster. It instructs students who suspect they may have been exposed or are having symptoms consistent with mumps to report to Student Health for further evaluation.

Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesman James Farrow said the department was working closely with Drexel officials as they monitor the situation...

...Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 11, according to the federal agency, 48 states and the District of Columbia have reported 2,618 mumps infections, with Pennsylvania and Texas leading the way with more than 300 cases each...

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Source: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...chool/1958467/

Mumps Outbreak Strikes Delaware County High School
Because three of the people infected are staff members, officials are looking at the possibility that their vaccinations wore off over time
Published at 11:00 am on October 18, 2019

Officials are investigating an outbreak of mumps at a Delaware County High School.

One student and three staff members have been infected with the virus at Ridley High School, Riddley School District Superintendent Lee Ann Wentzel said.

Because three of the people infected are staff members, officials are looking at the possibility that their vaccinations wore off over time, Wentzel said, adding that students are required to show proof of vaccination at the start of the school year...

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Source: https://livingstonledger.com/penn-st...robable-cases/


Penn State‘s mumps outbreak grows to 36 probable cases
Written by Livingston Contributor on December 13, 2019

Pennsylvania State University is still grappling with a growing outbreak of mumps as its students head home or to spring break meccas, where they will encounter thousands of other young people.

The school now has 36 probable cases of the disease. Twelve have been confirmed, said Shelley Haffner, infectious disease manager at Penn State‘s student health center. , the university had 15 suspected cases.

“It‘s troublesome. We‘ve never had these kinds of mumps cases on campus since I‘ve been here,” Haffner said. “We are probably in the early stages of an outbreak.”

All of the students with mumps symptoms have had at least one dose of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) shot. Most had the recommended two. None of the students with mumps has suffered serious complications...

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Source: https://wnep.com/2020/01/02/parents-...toms-of-mumps/


Parents Asked to Monitor Their Children for Symptoms of Mumps
Posted 7:30 pm, January 2, 2020, by Michael Danilowicz

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — Officials in the Tunkhannock Area School District are asking parents to monitor their children for symptoms of mumps.

In a letter to parents, the superintendent says a case of the disease was diagnosed within the district over the holiday break...

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Source: https://www.inquirer.com/health/mump...-20200221.html


3 mumps cases reported at Temple University. Here’s what we know.
by Bethany Ao, Updated: February 21, 2020- 2:17 PM

At least three students at Temple University have contracted the mumps since the beginning of the spring semester, according to an email from Student Health Services sent Friday to nearly 40,000 students and thousands of staff and faculty members.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health confirmed two positive cases and one probable case...