Vaccine-preventable diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. As new
vaccines are proving to be effective and as the incidence of some infections decreases …

The causative agent of mumps is a single-stranded, non-segmented, negative sense RNA
virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family. Besides the classic symptom of painfully …

Methods During March–October 2017, the ACIP Mumps Work Group held biweekly
conference calls to review and discuss relevant scientific evidence. Topics addressed …

After decades of declining mumps incidence amid widespread vaccination, the United
States and other developed countries have experienced a resurgence in mumps cases over …

In 2013, 15 clusters of mumps were notified in France; 72%(82/114) of the cases had been
vaccinated twice with measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. To determine whether the risk of …

History illustrates the remarkable public health impact of mass vaccination, by dramatically
improving life expectancy and reducing the burden of infectious diseases and co-morbidities …

Background This paper outlines the methodology, study population and response rate of a
third large Dutch population-based cross-sectional serosurvey carried-out in 2016/2017 …

Vaccination against mumps virus (MuV)(mostly measles-mumps-rubella) is routinely
performed in more than 120 countries and has resulted in a distinct decrease of mumps …

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 …

An outbreak of mumps within a student population in Scotland was investigated to assess
the effect of previous vaccination on infection and clinical presentation, and any genotypic …