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Review
. 2001 Dec;4(4):311-5.

Mumps outbreak among young people in Northern Ireland

E A Reaney, V K Tohani, M J Devine, R D Smithson, B Smyth
  • PMID: 12109401
Review

Mumps outbreak among young people in Northern Ireland

E A Reaney et al. Commun Dis Public Health. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

An outbreak of mumps occurred in the Mid-Ulster area of Northern Ireland between 1st November 1999 and 31st August 2000, with 729 cases notified. Salivary test results were obtained for 430 (59%) reported cases, of which 332 (77%) were positive for mumps IgM antibody. Three hundred and sixteen (95.2%) of these confirmed cases were in the age range 9 to 19. One hundred and eighty-four (55.4%) confirmed cases had received one dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, but only 3 (0.9%) confirmed cases had received 2 doses of MMR. The low incidence of mumps among children who had received two doses of MMR illustrates the importance of the second dose of MMR for full protection.

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