CA: 2016 Mumps- Case at San Diego State Univ.

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Source: http://760kfmb.com/local-news/mumps-case-reported-at-university-of-san-diego/

Mumps case reported at University of San Diego
March 11, 2016

SAN DIEGO (CNS) ? A student at the University of San Diego was diagnosed with mumps last month, and a close associate also probably has the rare disease, county health officials announced Friday.

It was unclear how the undergraduate student confirmed to have the highly contagious viral disease contracted the virus that causes it. Just one to three mumps cases are reported each year in San Diego County, and are usually related to travel overseas, according to the county Health and Human Services Agency...

 

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Source: http://www.10news.com/news/more-mumps-cases-reported-at-university-of-san-diego-031416


More mumps cases reported at University of San Diego
City News Service
1:02 PM, Mar 14, 2016
55 mins ago

Three more University of San Diego students have been diagnosed with mumps, bringing the total of cases at the school to five, county health officials announced Monday.

According to officials with the county's Health and Human Services Agency, the new cases are close contacts of the first student diagnosed with mumps. Officials say it is not known where the first student was exposed...

 

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Source: http://eastcountymagazine.org/mumps-case-reported-san-diego


MUMPS CASE REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO
By Jos? A. ?lvarez, County of San Diego Communications Office

September 9, 2016 (San Diego) - A San Diego County resident has been diagnosed with mumps and may have exposed others while attending a concert at the Casbah in San Diego, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.

The person attended the Aug. 28 concert of Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at the club, located at 2501 Kettner Boulevard in San Diego. People present at the club between 8:30 and 11 p.m. that evening may have been exposed to mumps and could become ill between 12 to 25 days after exposure.

?Anyone who was at the concert that evening and who shows signs of the disease should contact their health care provider by telephone before seeking care so appropriate precautions can be taken to prevent the further spread of the disease,? said Wilma Wooten, County public health officer...

 

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Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/a...s-Student-Diagnosed-With-Mumps-395189031.html


Student Diagnosed With Mumps at California State University San Marcos
The student may have exposed others on campus from September 6 to September 14.
By Rafael Avitabile

A student at California State University San Marcos has been diagnosed with the Mumps virus and may have exposed others on campus.

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) said Wednesday that the possible exposure occurred on campus, particularly in Science Hall, Science Hall 2 and Markstein Hall, from September 6 to September 14 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m...

 

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Source: http://www.10news.com/news/mumps-case-reported-at-san-diego-christian-college


Mumps case reported at San Diego Christian College
City News Service
4:52 PM, Oct 3, 2016

SANTEE, Calif. - For the second time in one week, someone at a San Diego-area college has been diagnosed with mumps and might have exposed others, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported Monday.

The most recent case was at San Diego Christian College in the East County. HHSA officials said the unnamed sick person, who has recovered, could have exposed other people on Sept. 16, 19 and 20.

"People who were on the campus during normal school hours on those days may have been exposed and could become ill with mumps 12-25 days later," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer. "We are encouraging immunizations for students and staff who are not up-to-date."

The person who was stricken has no known relationship with a student reported last week to have the mumps at Cal State San Marcos...

 

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Source: http://patch.com/california/coronado/mumps-cases-rise-san-diego-county


Mumps Cases on the Rise in San Diego County
A San Diego State student contracted the contagious viral disease, becoming the 19th confirmed cases in the county, health officials said.
By PATCH SOCAL (Patch Staff) - October 24, 2016 9:38 pm ET

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA -- The number of confirmed cases of mumps in the San Diego region this year has reached an unusually high level of 19 after a student at San Diego State University was found to have the contagious viral disease, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported Monday.

This year's total is far above the three or fewer annual cases reported locally in the past few years, according to the HHSA.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 2,570 mumps cases nationally this year, the largest number since 2010, when 2,612 cases were reported. The median age of mumps cases reported across the country is 21 years...