SK, Canada: 2017 Mumps- 34 confirmed cases to date

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Source: http://leaderpost.com/news/saskatch...-in-saskatchewan-two-more-under-investigation


First mumps case confirmed in Saskatchewan; two more under investigation
REGINA SK: MARCH 24, 2016
Published on: March 13, 2017 | Last Updated: March 13, 2017 3:25 PM CST

Saskatchewan is confirming its first case of mumps this year and two further expected cases are under investigation.

A government official confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press that the cases being looked into are probably linked to travel and exposure in Alberta.

Health officials in Saskatchewan said last month that residents and doctors need to be on alert for mumps because there are outbreaks in Alberta and Manitoba.

Since September and up to last Thursday, Manitoba Health has confirmed 192 cases of mumps; 37 cases have been confirmed in Alberta so far this year...

 

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Source: http://globalnews.ca/news/3408928/34-confirmed-mumps-cases-in-saskatchewan/


April 27, 2017 11:03 am
34 confirmed mumps cases in Saskatchewan
By David Giles Senior Web Producer Global News

An outbreak of mumps has raised concern, not only in Saskatchewan, but across the country.

There have been 34 confirmed cases of mumps so far this year in the province.

Between 2012 and 2016, there were a total of four reported mumps cases, with no more than two in one year...