The mumps outbreak in Hawaii, once described as “by far the worst in several decades” in the state, has reached the one-year mark, and while cases are still being reported, health officials...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Limerick City, Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed nineteen measles cases in the city since the beginning of the year. There is also a...

In the past five years, Alaska received an average of <1 mumps case report per year.  Starting in August 2017, there has been an increase in mumps activity in Anchorage. To date, 247 confirmed and...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Limerick, Ireland, the country’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is now reporting 15 confirmed measles cases and a linked case confirmed in Dublin. Most...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Limerick, in mid-west Ireland, health officials report six additional confirmed cases, bringing the total to 10 since the beginning of the year. Officials say...

In a follow-up to a report on the measles outbreak in Ukraine,  the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (computer translated) puts the outbreak case tally at 3,554 in January– 1,165 adults and 2,389...

In this podcast from a Outbreak News This Week Radio Show interview from Jun. 2016, we examine the ABCs of the extremely contagious viral disease, measles. I am joined by registered nurse, infection control...

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During the past five years in Florida, health officials saw an average of six mumps cases annually. However, this year the the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has seen 56 cases through mid-December. While...

Mumps is a contagious viral illness, characterized by fever, headaches, and swollen salivary glands under the jaw (pictured). Meningitis, encephalitis, permanent hearing loss, and other serious complications...