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Source: http://www.scpr.org/blogs/hettie-lynne-hurtes/2010/05/12/mumps-rise-la-county/
Mumps on the Rise in LA County
2:28 p.m. | By Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Nine mumps cases have been reported in LA County so far this year, which health experts say is an unusually high number since the childhood disease is easily prevented through vaccination...
...According to Dr. Jonathan Fielding, LA County's director of public health, the outbreak may be related to a multi-state outbreak affecting the Hasidic Jewish population on the East Coast, where clusters of mumps are being observed in community centers, schools and colleges...
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Source: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news...The-Rise-In-Los-Angeles-Jewish-Community.html
Mumps Cases On The Rise In Los Angeles Jewish Community
Amid an increasing number of mumps cases reported in Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health today urged residents to be alert for any sign of the disease in their community and to take steps to protect themselves.
?At least nine cases of mumps have already been reported in Los Angeles County this year, six of which have been confirmed,? said Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Director of Public Health and Health Officer. ?By comparison, seven cases were confirmed countywide in all of 2009, seven in 2008, and five in 2007.?
Four of the confirmed cases have occurred in the past two months and may be related to the multi-state mumps outbreak affecting the Hasidic Jewish population that was first seen in this country on the East Coast. Specifically, cases have been detected in congregate settings such as schools, colleges, and community centers...
...For information on Public Health vaccine clinics, locate a health center near you by using the Public Health website at or by calling the LA County Information line at 2-1-1. Contact the health center to make a vaccine appointment.
(Moshe Altusky / YWN-153)
Mumps on the Rise in LA County
2:28 p.m. | By Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Nine mumps cases have been reported in LA County so far this year, which health experts say is an unusually high number since the childhood disease is easily prevented through vaccination...
...According to Dr. Jonathan Fielding, LA County's director of public health, the outbreak may be related to a multi-state outbreak affecting the Hasidic Jewish population on the East Coast, where clusters of mumps are being observed in community centers, schools and colleges...
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Source: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news...The-Rise-In-Los-Angeles-Jewish-Community.html
Mumps Cases On The Rise In Los Angeles Jewish Community
Amid an increasing number of mumps cases reported in Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health today urged residents to be alert for any sign of the disease in their community and to take steps to protect themselves.
?At least nine cases of mumps have already been reported in Los Angeles County this year, six of which have been confirmed,? said Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Director of Public Health and Health Officer. ?By comparison, seven cases were confirmed countywide in all of 2009, seven in 2008, and five in 2007.?
Four of the confirmed cases have occurred in the past two months and may be related to the multi-state mumps outbreak affecting the Hasidic Jewish population that was first seen in this country on the East Coast. Specifically, cases have been detected in congregate settings such as schools, colleges, and community centers...
...For information on Public Health vaccine clinics, locate a health center near you by using the Public Health website at or by calling the LA County Information line at 2-1-1. Contact the health center to make a vaccine appointment.
(Moshe Altusky / YWN-153)