Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/07/23/toornto-mumps-outbreak.html

Mumps outbreak at Toronto restaurant
CBC News
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 2:41 PM ET
Last Updated: Jul 23, 2011 2:54 PM ET

Toronto's public health department is asking anyone who dined at Ki Restaurant at 181 Bay Street between July 7 and 18 to watch for symptoms of mumps.

Four employees at the restaurant have been diagnosed with the mumps - a rare occurrence since the city usually only has about 15 cases per year.

In a news release public health said the risk to patrons is low "however, as a precaution, if you were at Ki Restaurant at anytime on or between July 7 and July 18, watch for symptoms of mumps which could occur up to and including August 12th..."

 

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Re: Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/07/26/toronto-mumps-health.html

9 mumps cases in Toronto
CBC News
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 5:14 PM ET
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2011 5:14 PM ET

Health authorities in Toronto say they have now confirmed nine cases of mumps associated with a recent outbreak ? as well as three suspected cases.

In a nomral year the city only gets,. on average, about 15 cases.

According to Toronto Public Health, all of the cases are linked to Ki Restaurant at 181 Bay Street in the city's financial district.

On Saturday TPH said it was investigating four cases of mumps and that all of those affected were restaurant employees.

On Tuesday the number of confirmed cases jumped to nine: eight cases are employees at the restaurant and the ninth is someone who came into contact with one of those employees.

Three other cases are under investigation: one employee and two restaurant patrons.

According to health authorities the risk to patrons is low "however, as a precaution, if you were at Ki Restaurant at anytime on or between July 7 and July 18, watch for symptoms of mumps which could occur up to and including August 12th."

 

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Re: Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

Source: http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/08/15/18556386.html

News London
Vaccinations urged with mumps outbreak

HEALTH: Returning students advised to take precautions
By CHIP MARTIN, The London Free Press
Last Updated: August 16, 2011 7:52am


With four cases of mumps discovered among Londoners, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is urging returning university and college-age students to get a vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella...

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Source: http://www.cjbk.com/LocalNews/Story.aspx?id=1522817

MLHU Warns Post Secondary Students About Mumps
Miranda Chant
8/15/2011

Heading off to college or university?

Be sure to double check that your vaccinations are up to date.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reminding post secondary aged students to make sure they are protected against measles, mumps and rubella after 4 London area residents, all in their early to mid 20's, tested positive for the mumps...

 

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Re: Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

Source: http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3263831

Local Mumps Case Confirmed
Local Case Linked to Toronto Outbreak of Mumps
By HKPR Health Unit
Posted 5 hours ago

With one local case of mumps confirmed, the local health unit is encouraging people to make sure their mumps and measles immunizations are up-to-date.

The confirmed case, a young adult from the area served by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, has since recovered. The case is linked to the mumps outbreak in Toronto.

"With this summer's outbreak in Vancouver and now Toronto, it's more important than ever for people to make sure they have had both doses of the MMR vaccine that protects against mumps, as well as measles and rubella," says Diane Dingman, Director, Communicable Disease Control for the HKPR District Health Unit.

In Ontario, people born between 1970 and 1991 were likely only offered a single dose of the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine as a young child. People born in 1992 or after should have received two doses of the MMR vaccine. To be fully protected from contracting mumps, two doses of MMR vaccine are required. (People born before 1970 are assumed to be immune to mumps through natural infection or exposure.)...

 

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Re: Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

Source: http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110928/OTT_mumps_110928/20110928/?hub=OttawaHome

Ottawa Public Heath warns of provincial mumps outbreak
Updated: Wed Sep. 28 2011 6:10:32 PM
ctvottawa.ca

Even though there is no outbreak in Ottawa, public health officials are making an appeal to parents to vaccinate their children.

So far 31 cases have been reported in Ontario, including two in Ottawa.

"There were two cases?they have completely recovered and they have passed the stage where they could pass the virus on to anyone else," says Brenda MacLean of Ottawa Communicable Disease Prevention...

 

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Re: Ontario: 2011 Mumps cases/alerts

Source: Region of Peel Health Services

Peel Public Health is advising that students and staff at the University
of Toronto Mississauga may have been exposed to mumps.