Update: Mumps Outbreak—New York and New Jersey, June 2009–January 2010

The mumps outbreak that began New York in Jun 2009 is investigated. As of Jan 29,2010, a total of 1,521 cases had been reported, with onset dates from Jun 28, 2009, through Jan 29, 2010, a substantial increase from the 179 cases reported as of Oct 30, 2009. The outbreak has remained confined primari...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2010-03, Vol.303 (12), p.1140-1142
Main Authors: High, P, Handschur, EF, Eze, OS, Montana, B, Robertson, C, Tan, C, Rosen, JB, Cummings, KP, Doll, MK, Zucker, JR, Zimmerman, CM, Dolinsky, T, Goodell, S, Valure, B, Schulte, C, Blog, D, Rausch-Phung, E, Smith, P, Barskey, A, Wallace, G, Kutty, P, McLean, H, Gallagher, K, Harpaz, R, Armstrong, GL, Lowe, L, McNall, R, Rota, J, Rota, P, Hickman, C, Bellini, WJ, Ogbuanu, I, Apostolou, A
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Language:English
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Epidemics
Immunization
Mumps
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Summary:The mumps outbreak that began New York in Jun 2009 is investigated. As of Jan 29,2010, a total of 1,521 cases had been reported, with onset dates from Jun 28, 2009, through Jan 29, 2010, a substantial increase from the 179 cases reported as of Oct 30, 2009. The outbreak has remained confined primarily to the tradition-observant Jewish community, with
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598