PA: 2019/2020 Mumps

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Source: http://levittownnow.com/2019/03/30/l...hool-district/


Likely Mumps Case Reported In Pennsbury School District
Tom Sofield March 30, 2019

A child at the Pennsbury School District?s Pennwood Middle School appears to have come down with mumps.

The school district released the news in a communication to parents and staff on Friday.

Bucks County Health Director Dr. David Damsker told LevittownNow.com that the Pennwood student appears to have mumps, but his office is awaiting the lab results for final confirmation...

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Source: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...507960381.html

Number of Temple Mumps Cases Rises to 116
As of Monday, there are 18 confirmed and 98 probable cases associated with the North Philadelphia school, bringing the total to 116.
By NBC10 Staff
Published 37 minutes ago | Updated 34 minutes ago

The number of mumps cases connected to Temple University continues to rise.

As of Monday, there are 18 confirmed and 98 probable cases associated with the North Philadelphia school, bringing the total to 116, up eight from last week.

Nearly 2300 Temple students students and staffers lined up outside Mitten Hall's Great Court on 1913 North Broad Street last week for free vaccine and booster shots...

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Source: https://6abc.com/health/116-cases-no...rsity/5229206/

116 cases now reported in mumps outbreak at Temple University
Monday, April 1st, 2019 5:29PM

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There's no let-up yet in new mumps cases tied to the outbreak at Temple University.

As of today, the Philadelphia Health Department has 116 cases tied to the outbreak, which includes both students and non-students.

Two cases in students at Drexel and West Chester Universities also have Temple connections...

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Source: https://temple-news.com/temple-relat...ses-reach-120/

Temple-related mumps cases reach 120
The outbreak began at the end of February and is expected to continue until the end of the semester.
02 April 2019 Kelly Brennan Featured


As of Tuesday, there are 120 mumps cases related to the Temple University outbreak that began at the end of February.

There are 18 confirmed cases and 102 probable cases, and 114 of those involve people living in Philadelphia with six cases in the surrounding suburbs, wrote Jim Garrow, the communications director of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, on Tuesday.

Last week, the university administered more than 4,800 mumps measles and rubella vaccines during two free vaccination clinics...

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Source: https://temple-news.com/temples-mump...-to-130-cases/


Temple?s mumps outbreak rises to 130 cases
Ten of the cases are outside of Philadelphia, the city?s Department of Public Health reported.
04 April 2019 Greta Anderson Campus, Featured, News

The number of mumps cases related to Temple University?s outbreak rose to 130 cases on Thursday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported.

There are still 18 confirmed cases, which hasn?t changed over the course of the week, and 112 probable cases, wrote Jim Garrow, the director of communications for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, in an email to The Temple News.

Ten total cases are in counties surrounding Philadelphia, and 120 are in the city. The outbreak, which began at the end of February, is expected to continue through the end of the semester...

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Source: https://www.thetriangle.org/news/mum...-life-replies/


Mumps scare strikes Drexel, Student Life replies
By Jason Sobieski
Apr. 5, 2019

Although it is unconfirmed, a second Drexel University student has been reported as having a case of the mumps, Vice President and Dean of Student Life Dr. Subir Sahu wrote in an email sent to Drexel students and faculty April 1...

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Source: https://onwardstate.com/2019/04/05/u...at-penn-state/


University Health Services Confirms Two Mumps Cases At Penn State
By Anthony Colucci
4/5/19 5:35 pm

Two cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State by University Health Services (UHS).

The two cases aren?t believed to be related, but both students with mumps are being kept in isolation, while UHS staff identifies others they may?ve been in contact with.

This marks the third year in a row there has been a mumps outbreak on campus...

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Source: https://www.philly.com/news/mumps-ou...-20190409.html


Mumps outbreak at Temple University rises to 140 cases
by Robert Moran, Updated: April 9, 2019- 7:20 PM

The outbreak of mumps at Temple University has risen to 140 cases, city health officials said Tuesday.

Of those cases, 129 were reported in Philadelphia and the rest were in the surrounding counties...

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Source: https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/...psu/1921275901

More mumps cases at PSU
By: John Clay
Posted: Apr 12, 2019 12:10 PM EDT
Updated: Apr 12, 2019 12:10 PM EDT

University Park, Pa. - Penn State is urging all students to closely monitor their health as cases of mumps continue to rise at the main campus.

A third case of mumps has been confirmed by University Health Services and 2 more cases are suspected...

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Source: https://temple-news.com/mumps-cases-...-less-than-10/

Mumps cases on Temple?s campus down to less than 10
There were seven new mumps cases on campus reported last week, the lowest number the outbreak has seen since last month.
16 April 2019 Greta Anderson Campus, Featured, News

The number of confirmed, active mumps cases at Temple University decreased to less than 10 as of Tuesday, Employee and Student Health Services reported.

Over the course of the past month, there?s been a steady decline of cases discovered on campus per week, from 46 in mid- to late March, which was the height of the outbreak, to seven discovered last week, wrote Mark Denys, director of Employee and Student Health Services in an email to the Temple community.

As of Tuesday, there were 154 total confirmed and probable cases of the mumps related to Temple, Denys wrote in an email to The Temple News.

Students and faculty who exhibited mumps symptoms prior to April 11 are not considered contagious anymore, Denys wrote...

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Source: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2019/0...erges-at-swat/

After Philly Outbreak, Mumps Emerges at Swat
April 25, 2019 Gidon Kaminer

Two days after informing the campus community that a student had symptoms of mumps, Director of Health & Wellness Services Alice Holland confirmed that the student did in fact have the disease on April 19.

?Mumps is a highly contagious viral illness that is transmitted by respiratory droplets or saliva. In the past two months, more than 100 cases have been detected at colleges, universities, and high schools in the Philadelphia area,? Holland wrote in an email to students.

?The case last week was classified by The Department of Health as suspected mumps. The Pennsylvania Department of Health assisted in identifying close contacts. The immunization status of close contacts was reviewed and appropriate action taken.?

Worth has been working with the Department of Health continuously on the matter...

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Source: https://www.philly.com/news/mumps-ou...-20190525.html

Second case of mumps confirmed at Abington Senior High School
by Bethany Ao, Updated: May 25, 2019- 10:22 AM

A second case of mumps at Abington Senior High School -- again affecting a student -- has been confirmed, principal Angelo Berrios said in a letter to parents Friday.

The discovery, two days after the first, has led the Montgomery County Office of Public Health to investigate the cases as an outbreak of the viral infection.

The first case affected an age-appropriately vaccinated student, Berrios said. He did not release details about the second student.

Temple University reported 86 cases of mumps in February and March, prompting free vaccine clinics...

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Source: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bet...-to-climb.html

Numbers in Moravian College mumps outbreak continue to climb
Today 5:21 PM
By Sara K. Satullo | For lehighvalleylive.com

Moravian College now has eight confirmed mumps cases with six more probable cases reported to the Bethlehem Health Bureau.

On Sept. 16, the college began treating the first student in a mumps outbreak on its Bethlehem campus...

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Source: https://6abc.com/health/mumps-outbre...trict/5626427/

Mumps outbreak reported at Delaware County school district
Updated 32 minutes ago

FOLSOM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A school district in Delaware County is taking precautions following a Mumps Outbreak.

Administrators at Ridley High School are getting the word out about a mumps outbreak at the school. There are three faculty members and two students with probable cases of the contagious virus...

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Source: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...officials-say/


Eight Confirmed Mumps Cases At Ridley High School As Outbreak Appears To Be Spreading, Health Officials Say
By Stephanie Stahl
October 18, 2019 at 6:10 pm

RIDLEY, Pa. (CBS) — The mumps outbreak at Ridley High School is spreading. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says there are now eight confirmed cases. The outbreak has affected both students and staff at the high school, officials say...