Background Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) are serious diseases that
can lead to serious complications, disability, and death. However, public debate over the …

Mumps is a common childhood infection caused by the mumps virus. The hallmark of
infection is swelling of the parotid gland. Aseptic meningitis and encephalitis are common …

This report is a compendium of all current recommendations for the prevention of measles,
rubella, congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), and mumps. The report presents the recent …

Background Mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) are serious diseases that can lead to
potentially fatal illness, disability and death. However, public debate over the safety of the …

Background The widespread use of a second dose of mumps vaccine among US
schoolchildren beginning in 1990 was followed by historically low reports of mumps cases …

Background By 2005, vaccination had reduced the annual incidence of mumps in the United
States by more than 99%, with few outbreaks reported. However, in 2006, a large outbreak …

Objective To evaluate the economic impact of the routine US childhood immunization
schedule: diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis; tetanus and diphtheria …

This report updates the previously published summary of recommendations for vaccinating
health-care personnel (HCP) in the United States (CDC. Immunization of health-care …

In 2006 the United States experienced the largest nationwide mumps epidemic in 20 years,
primarily affecting college dormitory residents. Unexpected elements of the outbreak …

Background: Despite high 2-dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage, a large
mumps outbreak occurred on the US Territory of Guam during 2009 to 2010, primarily in …