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NC: Wilmington area mumps alert

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/22499

FIRST ON 3: English rugby player may have infected Wilmington man with mumps
Submitted by Scott Pickey on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 5:09pm.

Wilmington (WWAY) - Public health leaders in New Hanover County are urging increased vigilance against mumps, after a 21-year-old resident developed symptoms of the disease earlier this week...

...The 21-year-old New Hanover County resident may have been infected with mumps after interacting with members of an English rugby team who were in Wilmington earlier this month. One person from that rugby team has been diagnosed with mumps, and four other team members have developed symptoms consistent with the disease. Each of those individuals is now in England...

...The New Hanover County Health Department is tracking the suspect case and notifying known contacts with help from the N.C. Division of Public Health...

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Also see: http://www.reflector.com/state-news/nc-man-gets-mumps-after-exposure-english-team-33551
 
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