UT: 2019 Mumps

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Source: https://gephardtdaily.com/breaking/...nty-unvaccinated-students-banned-from-school/

2 mumps cases identified in Sanpete County; unvaccinated students banned from school
By Gephardt Daily Staff -
April 16, 2019

RICHFIELD, Utah, April 16, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) ? Two cases of mumps have been identified in northern Sanpete County, and a third case is suspected, causing school officials there to ban unvaccinated students as a safety precaution.

?School district officials are working closely with CUPHD, and unvaccinated students and faculty in affected schools have been notified and excluded from school and school activities,? says a statement released by the Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD)...

 

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Source: https://fox13now.com/2019/05/02/health-department-to-give-update-on-mumps-cases-in-utah/

Utah health officials urge vaccination as 13 cases of mumps confirmed statewide so far this year
Posted 6:57 am, May 2, 2019, by Rebecca Green and Lexie Johnson, Updated at 11:58AM, May 2, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY - Health department officials are urging Utahns to vaccinate their children after confirming 13 cases of mumps statewide so far this year.

Mike Grimlie, a public information officer for the Central Utah Public Health Department, said there are now six cases among residents in the northern Sanpete County area.

There are another five potential cases in that region awaiting confirmation from lab tests.

The Utah Department of Health said there have been a total of 13 cases confirmed statewide, including the six in Sanpete County. Specific details about the timelines and locations of those other 7 cases were not immediately available...