title: The duration of mumps virus shedding after the onset of symptoms.
abstract: To determine how long people shed virus after the onset of mumps, we used logistic regression modeling to analyze data from the 2006 outbreak of mumps in Iowa. Our model establishes that the probability of mumps virus shedding decreases rapidly after the onset of symptoms. However, we estimate that 8%-15% of patients will still be shedding the virus 5 days after the onset of symptoms and, thus, may still be contagious during this period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. philip-polgreen@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Polgreen
authors.forename: Lucas C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Bohnett
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.forename: Stefan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gingerich
authors.forename: Lucy E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Desjardin
authors.forename: Meghan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: M Patricia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Quinlisk
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pentella
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009107:Mumps / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D009109:Mumps virus / Q000502:physiology*; D017201:Virus Shedding