IL: 2016 Mumps

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Source: http://patch.com/illinois/palatine/mumps-case-reported-fremd-high-school-0

Mumps Case Reported at Fremd High School
School officials say the risk of spreading the infection at Fremd is small.
Palatine, IL
By Amie Schaenzer (Patch Staff) January 17, 2016 4:09 pm ET

A Fremd High School student has been diagnosed with mumps, according to high school officials.

The high school notified the Cook County Department of Public Health regarding the diagnosis on Jan. 12 and the following letter from Principal Kurt Tenopir was sent out to parents...

 

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Source: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/loca...cle_b3625585-d43f-510d-9aeb-b074242df246.html

Mumps reappears in McLean County
Paul Swiech 54 min ago

BLOOMINGTON ? Mumps are back in McLean County, less than six weeks after the fall, countywide outbreak ended.

Four additional McLean County residents have been diagnosed recently with the contagious viral illness, Lisa Slater of the McLean County Health Department said Monday. The four are not clustered together at the same location and their ages vary, she said.

Why more people are getting mumps ? and whether it's related to schools and universities being back in session ? was unclear late Monday when the health department announced the new cases.

When Melissa Graven, the health department's communicable disease supervisor, told The Pantagraph in early January that the fall outbreak had ended Dec. 13, she said that she expected more mumps cases in the future...

 

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Source: http://www.wjbc.com/2016/01/26/mclean-county-now-up-to-five-cases-of-mumps-in-2016/

McLean County now up to five cases of mumps in 2016
Posted on January 26, 2016
By Joe Ragusa

BLOOMINGTON ? The McLean County Health Department says another case of mumps has been detected in the county, bringing the number of mumps cases this year to five. Spokeswoman Lisa Slater said the cases are spread out, so no outbreak has been declared.

?And the age range this time compared with the outbreak we had in 2015 is different,? Slater said. ?We have individuals who are only six years of age up to the age of 37 who have confirmed mumps this time.?...

 

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Source: http://loyolastudentdispatch.com/2016/02/03/probable-mumps-case-on-loyola-campus/


Probable mumps case on Loyola campus
On February 3, 2016 By loyolastudentdispatch In Loyola University Chicago
By Taylor Utzig, Editor

A student residing on the Loyola?s Lakeshore campus has been diagnosed with a probable case of the mumps.

An email (seen below) was sent by the University?s Wellness Center announcing the diagnosis and informing students and staff that there is no cause for alarm...

 

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Source: http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Small-mumps-outbreak-confirmed-at-ISU-367830501.html

Small mumps outbreak confirmed at ISU
By WEEK Producer
Credit: MGN Online
February 5, 2016 Updated Feb 5, 2016 at 12:03 PM CST

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. ? The McLean County Health Department is alerting the public of a small outbreak of mumps on the Illinois State University campus.

There are currently six confirmed mumps cases in McLean County, with additional tests pending. The age range of those current diagnosed with mumps is from 6 to 37 years of age...

 

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Source: http://www.wjbc.com/2016/02/09/mchd-mumps-continues-spreading-in-mclean-county/


MCHD: Mumps continues spreading in McLean County
Posted on February 9, 2016
By Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON ? The mumps virus in McLean County continues to spread.

The McLean County Health Department says there are now 10 cases of mumps in the county, with three other probable cases. The department said last week it was tracking six cases of mumps. Communicable Disease Supervisor Melissa Graven said most of the cases are related to the Illinois State University campus...

 

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Source: http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mumps-cases-spike-this-february

Mumps Cases Spike This February
By Em Nguyen Friday, February 26th 2016
WCCU

Friday, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District said the number of mumps cases have spiked yet again.

The number of mumps cases this February reported from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is 10 times as many as in January.

The Health District said there were 20 cases this month as opposed to 2 last month.

Awais Vaid, Epidemiology Director at the Public Health District, said he believes this recent spike in mumps cases is due to local globalization...

 

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Source: http://www.illinoishomepage.net/new...ntinues-with-highest-number-of-cases-in-march

Mumps outbreak continues with highest number of cases in March
By Anna Carrera
Published 04/14 2016 06:28PM
Updated 04/14 2016 06:28PM

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY -- There were 41 mumps cases reported in April, which was the highest number health experts have seen in the area since the outbreak started last spring. Even people who have been vaccinated are getting it. We're up to 280 cases so far. More than 200 of them are linked to the University of Illinois, but they're all part of this same outbreak. It's been a year now since it started...

 

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Source: http://jg-tc.com/news/mumps-outbrea...cle_387bd9a2-00aa-56ac-8939-854b25f6c63f.html


Mumps outbreak occurs at Eastern
JARAD JARMON
3 hrs ago

CHARLESTON -- A mumps outbreak has arisen at Eastern Illinois University.

According to Eastern?s Health Services, the outbreak has affected 10 students as of Friday. Mumps is a self-limited viral illness, meaning it resolves itself with or without treatment, that generally lasts for 10 days...

 

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Source: http://foxillinois.com/news/local/just-days-away-from-the-mumps-outbreak-ending
Champaign County Mumps Outbreak Could Soon End
By Hunter McKee Thursday, July 14th 2016

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU) ? After 15 months and at least 317 cases, Champaign County could see an end to the mumps outbreak.

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District says they haven't seen a case since May 27.

The Health District says if they don't see another case by July 18, then that will end the 50 day period for when an outbreak would officially end.

The majority of these cases were seen in University of Illinois students after the outbreak started last year...