title: The impact of MMR vaccine on mumps infection in England and Wales.
abstract: In the absence of an immunisation programme, epidemics of mumps have occurred at three-yearly intervals in England and Wales. Mumps has been the commonest cause of viral meningitis in children. Routine immunisation (as part of combined measles/mumps/rubella vaccine) was introduced in 1988 and has had a substantial impact on the disease. There has been a 79% reduction in notified cases over two years and the epidemic cycle has been interrupted. Prospects for elimination are good.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Begg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D009107:Mumps / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009108:Mumps Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012411:Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D009108:Mumps Vaccine; D012411:Rubella Vaccine