Mumps outbreak among young people in Northern Ireland.
An outbreak of mumps occurred in the Mid-Ulster area of Northern Ireland between 1st November 1999 and 31st August 2000, with 729 cases notified. Salivary test results were obtained for 430 (59%) reported cases, of which 332 (77%) were positive for mumps IgM antibody. Three hundred and sixteen (95.2%) of these confirmed cases were in the age range 9 to 19. One hundred and eighty-four (55.4%) confirmed cases had received one dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, but only 3 (0.9%) confirmed cases had received 2 doses of MMR. The low incidence of mumps among children who had received two doses of MMR illustrates the importance of the second dose of MMR for full protection.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D009108:Mumps Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009109:Mumps virus / Q000276:immunology; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology
D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D009108:Mumps Vaccine