Mumps Outbreak
March 17, 2014 (Issue: 1438)
An outbreak of mumps has occurred among students at
Fordham University in New York. All of those who developed
mumps had been vaccinated against the disease.
1. IU Ogbuanu et al. Impact of a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine on a mumps outbreak. Pediatrics 2012; 130:e1567.
2. AP Fiebelkorn et al. Mumps postexposure prophylaxis with a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, Orange County, New York, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 19:1411.
3. HQ McLean et al. Prevention of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, and mumps, 2013: summary recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep 2013; 62(RR-04):1.
4. AP Fiebelkorn et al, in Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5th edition, CDC, 2012, chapter 9. Available at: www.cdc.gov. Accessed March 10, 2014.
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