Objectives To discuss what is presently known about recent mumps outbreaks and what
solutions can be suggested to ensure more complete protection against mumps. Methods …

Increased reports of mumps in vaccinated populations prompted a review of the
performance of mumps vaccines. The effectiveness of prior vaccination with 1 dose of …

Mumps outbreaks in recent years have given rise to questions about the effectiveness of the
mumps vaccine. This study examined the epidemiological data from a recent mumps …

In 2006 an outbreak of mumps occurred in the US and amazingly the majority of cases were
individuals that had received two vaccine doses. This unexpected outbreak may be due to …

In recent years, large mumps outbreaks, involving mainly adolescents and young adults,
have re-emerged in several countries. We investigated a large mumps outbreak, evaluated …

Mumps is an acute viral infection characterized by inflammation of the parotid and other
salivary glands. Persons with mumps are infectious from 2 days before through 5 days after …

Mumps is an acute infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus. Although the disease is
usually mild, up to 10% of patients can develop aseptic meningitis; a less common but more …

The success of the measles, mumps, and rubella 2-dose vaccination program led public
health officials in 1998 to set a goal to eliminate endemic transmission of mumps virus by …

Mumps epidemics in Canada and the United States prompted us to review evidence for the
effectiveness of 5 different vaccine strains. Early trials with the Jeryl Lynn vaccine strain …

Mumps outbreaks have recently been recorded in a number of highly vaccinated
populations. We related seroprevalence, epidemiological and vaccination data from 18 …