MMR Vaccination Recommendations for the Ongoing Mumps Outbreak in Alaska

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MMR Vaccination Recommendations for the Ongoing Mumps Outbreak in Alaska

The purpose of this health alert network message is to provide updated guidance for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine during the current mumps outbreak, which started in Anchorage last summer [1, 2]. To date, 214 confirmed and 33 probable cases have been reported to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE), and there is no sign that […]

DHSS and Municipality of Anchorage Warn of New Mumps Cases in Anchorage

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DHSS and Municipality of Anchorage Warn of New Mumps Cases in Anchorage

(Anchorage, AK) — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and the Municipality of Anchorage are warning Anchorage residents of a recent spread of mumps, and encouraging residents to update their vaccinations if necessary. Several new mumps cases have been diagnosed in the past few months, and there are now 13 confirmed cases of […]