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Those colleges mentioned are in the broader Lancaster area .... there are a large Amish population there in combination w/ 'English' as they refer to the rest of the folks living there. -k
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I have seen pictures of a Wal-mart with an area for the Amish to tie up their horses and buggy. So I guess the Amish would mingle enough with non Amish to contract the mumps just like the "English".
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible
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Possible Case Of Mumps In Metro DetroitOfficials Said Students Need Proper Vaccinations
POSTED: 5:33 pm EDT May 4, 2006
A possible case of mumps in metro Detroit has some parents concerned over the safety of their children.
After learning that a student from Salem High School in Canton may have the mumps, school officials sent home several students from Plymouth, Canton and Salem high schools because they have not been properly vaccinated against mumps.
"We received word that the student had a probable case of the mumps and that means we treat it like a positive case," said Nancy Bitzarakis, Salem High School school nurse.
By the end of the school day, letters were handed out to more than 5,000 students at three different high schools in the Plymouth-Canton school district.
"There were approximately 30 students, we contacted their parents and asked them not to return to school until they have been properly vaccinated," said Bitzarakis.
Officials say the best defense against the disease is to be vaccinated, and good hygiene.
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Posted: May 04 2006 at 7:15pm |
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Mumps Cases in By AMY LORENTZEN Associated Press Writer DES MOINES, Iowa — As the number of mumps cases climbed past 1,500 on Thursday, public health officials are seeing low turnout at free immunization clinics for young adults. The state reported 1,552 confirmed, probable and suspect cases of mumps as of Wednesday, with disease activity in 74 counties. That was up from 1,487 cases as of Monday _ one of the smallest reported increases since the outbreak began earlier this year. "It's still too early for us to say that we're done with this yet," Iowa Department of Public Health spokesman Kevin Teale said. Last week, the state divvied up 25,000 doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in 35 counties where colleges and universities are centered, but many in the targeted age group of 18 to 22 years old didn't show up for the shots. "You have a population that may, very honestly, not be taking this mumps situation very seriously," Teale said. "We need to do our best to convince them how serious this is and get them out to get the shots." Another series of clinics is planned this week for even more young adults _ those ages 18 to 25 years old in all 99 counties. But higher attendance may still be difficult to garner as many students study for final exams as the spring semester comes to a close. "We are looking at a population that it is probably one of the most stressful times of their life _ finals week, school ending," Teale said. One of the agency's main goals is to catch students who aren't immunized with the recommended two doses of MMR before they go home for summer break, and possibly spread the mumps further. Teale said there will be a third phase of the immunization effort, "but we'll need to decide based on what happens here with (phases) one and two before we decide what to do next." In a copyright story in Thursday's The Des Moines Register, the newspaper reported that a survey it conducted showed that fewer than 20 percent of the 25,000 doses available were administered last week. Teale said public health officials throughout In Lisa James, associate director of the university's student health service, said students have been required to show proof of the two recommended MMR vaccinations for only three years. She said 1,200 students were recently sent e-mails saying they needed to update their immunization records. A flurry of faxes followed from those who had already had their two shots, James said. Others didn't have time as they prepared for finals and graduation. "Some of them just couldn't get it higher on their property list for the time that they had, and what they needed to do," she said. In "We feel good about the turnout," he said. "Our numbers indicate that we reached a significant percentage of the targeted population." Mumps is a virus spread by coughing and sneezing. The most common symptoms are fever, headache and swollen salivary glands under the jaw. It can lead to more severe problems, such as hearing loss, meningitis and swollen testicles, which can lead to infertility. It does not respond to antibiotics. Even with the recommended immunizations, about 10 percent of the population remains susceptible to the illness. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/health/3841873.html
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Posted: May 04 2006 at 10:10pm |
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Jax Max..
I don't mean to pressure you, but how many total cases of mumps have you seen so far based on your research??? Is there ANY possibility of this being a coverup for "greater things to come"? God help us all... Peggy |
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Posted: May 04 2006 at 10:49pm |
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The number of confirmed or probable cases of mumps in Ohio is 5.
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 3:10am |
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Two people at PSU in Kansas were reported to have the mumps. It was on the news last night.
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 4:34am |
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I would love to see your map so far. I think the total cases of mumps are huge. It's just that we don't hear alot of what is happening in other states or in our state for that matter.
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 5:49am |
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Health Experts Warn Of Contagious Illness In Mecklenburg Co.
POSTED: 10:40 am EDT May 4, 2006
UPDATED: 7:18 pm EDT May 4, 2006
Charlotte, NC -- Mecklenburg County Health Department officials announced that test results confirm the first case of mumps in several years in Mecklenburg County.
An elementary school-age child was seen by physicians in mid-April after the mother picked the child up from an after-school day care program and noticed the child’s cheeks were swollen on both sides. Laboratory tests were initiated, and the specimens sent to the state lab in Raleigh for more testing.
Letters were immediately sent to parents at the child’s day care making them aware of the possibility that mumps could be an issue. Early this week, results of the tests were confirmed to be positive for mumps and follow-up letters with the confirmed diagnosis were sent to the day care and elementary school the child attends.
Like every other 5-year-old, Max Logz hates getting shots.
"Yeah, I don't like shots. They hurt," he said.
Max's mother said he was immunized for the mumps twice just like he was supposed to, but Dr. Stephen Keener, with the Mecklenburg County's Health Department, said not even that always works.
Thursday, Keener confirmed Mecklenburg County's first mumps case in years. He said the infected child had been vaccinated.
"The vaccine is not 100 percent. We learned that because of what's going on in the Midwest," Keener said.
More than 1,000 cases have been reported there. Keener said, unlike the Midwest, there is not an outbreak in Charlotte.
"We are not really expecting to have any problems," he said.
Stephanie Cambell spent the afternoon at Freedom Park with her daughter. The fact that the infected child had been vaccinated is what worries her, she said.
"That would worry me if the child was immunized and they still came down with it," said Cambell.
She said she isn't too worried about her 1-year-old contracting mumps.
"Maybe a little bit, but I'm not going to do anything different. I'm going to let her play and be a normal child, and hopefully we won't be affected by this," Cambell said.
County health officials are looking into two other potential cases. Like the confirmed case, they involve elementary school children.
Health officials said getting the mumps as a child may not be all that bad. Keener said it can be much worse for adults and can even cause sterility.
Parent Moneka Logz has heard the same thing.
"If you haven't had it by 14 or something, then you should do something. Because as an adult, it's not fun at all," she said.
Health officials said that aside from keeping your children away from infected children, constantly washing their hands, and making sure they've been vaccinated, there's not much you can do to prevent the mumps.
"We can all be reassured that we're doing everything we can to prevent any further cases and avoid an outbreak of the kind they're having in the Midwest," said Keener.
Keener said adults born before 1957 should be OK because they likely contracted the mumps as a child. He said everyone else should check their shot records to make sure.
More On MumpsHealth officials in Charlotte are asking parents to be on the look out for symptoms in their children including: fever, muscle aches, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, earache, tenderness or pain in the jaw area, and swelling in the salivary glands under and in front of the ears. Experts said complications from the illness can include viral meningitis, inflammation of the testicles or ovaries, inflammation of the pancreas and loss of hearing. Mumps is caused by a virus that is contagious and usually spreads in tiny drops of fluid from the mouth and nose of someone who is infected. After exposure, symptoms may be seen 14-25 days later in persons who are not immune (protected). Dr. Stephen Keener, of the Mecklenburg County Health Department, a child could be infected without the parent even knowing it. "It's actually infectious prior to the time where the child starts feel bad. That poses a problem for public health officials and for parents because you find out your child has the mumps and then, 'Oops!' We've already had several days of an infectious period," said Keener. Keener said the infected child in Mecklenburg County had been immunized. He said there is not a way to prevent mumps 100 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, an average of about 250 cases of mumps is usually reported in the United States each year. The recent outbreak of more than 1,100 cases in the Midwest has drawn national attention. The infectious period or time that an infected person can transmit mumps to a non-infected person is from three days before symptoms appear to about nine days after the symptoms appear. The incubation time, which is the period from when a person is exposed to the virus to the onset of any symptoms, can vary from 16 to 18 days (range 12-25 days). Mumps vaccine (usually MMR), is the best way to prevent mumps for both children and adults. The MMR is routinely given at age 15 and after the fourth birthday. Other things people can do to prevent mumps and other infections is to wash hands well and often with soap, and to teach children to wash their hands too. Eating utensils should not be shared, and surfaces that are frequently touched (toys, doorknobs, tables, counters, etc) should also be regularly cleaned with soap and water, or with cleaning wipes. People are encouraged to consult their physicians if they suspect they or a family member have symptoms or have been exposed to mumps. For more information on mumps and any health topic, go to www.meckhealth.org. Copyright 2006 by WSOCTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 6:29am |
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Neb. Physician Has Had Mumps Four Times By ERIC OLSON, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 4, 7:54 PM ET A Nebraska physician says he refuses to see patients who are suspected of having the mumps, and you can't blame him. Dr. Michael Skoch of Hastings has had mumps four times. He's still recovering from his latest, and most severe, bout with the highly contagious viral infection. "I'd just as soon walk out the back door of the clinic before I'd see someone with mumps symptoms," Skoch said Wednesday. Skoch is an anomaly in the mumps outbreak that has hit the Midwest. Most people who get the mumps have them once and never have to worry about the disease again. Not Skoch. Despite being immunized as a child, the 47-year-old Skoch contracted mumps the first time while in medical school in 1981. His second case followed in 1992 and his third in 1994. His latest encounter started March 27 when he woke up at 4 a.m. with the classic mumps symptom — swollen salivary glands under the jaw. Four days after the first symptoms appeared, Skoch developed meningitis, an inflammation of the lining of the brain. He was hospitalized four days. "It was just a severe headache, and I couldn't function," he said. "I couldn't stand daylight. I just laid in bed for four days and rolled from one side to the other trying to do anything to make the pain go away." Skoch was off work 15 days. He said he still has headaches and fatigue and is yet to resume his normal schedule. "This whole episode just blind-sided me," he said. Skoch and his wife, Ginny, have seven children between the ages of 7 and 21. All have been vaccinated and have shown no mumps symptoms. At the advice of the state health department and his medical liability insurance company, Skoch had his staff notify all the approximately 150 patients Skoch saw in the week before his first symptom. He said that to his knowledge, none of them have come down with the mumps. Other than when he has the mumps, Skoch said, he rarely gets sick. He said his repeated bouts are inexplicable. "It's apparently some deficiency in my immune system," he said. "I know I have immunity to other childhood illnesses like chicken pox. But for the mumps, for some reason, it just doesn't stick." Hastings, in south-central Nebraska, is in the area of the state that has been hardest-hit by mumps. As of Monday, Nebraska Health and Human Services reported 225 confirmed, probable or suspected cases. Adams County, where Hastings is located, had a state-high 30 cases. Family practitioners such as Skoch are at greater risk because they come into close contact with mumps patients. After his latest go-round, Skoch is taking no more chances. He said he has his nurses deal directly with anyone suspected of having the mumps. If a physician is needed, Skoch offers a referral. He said he doesn't want to be within 50 feet of a mumps patient. "Being in the same room is enough to get you infected," he said. "I just don't see them." ----- On the Net: Nebraska Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060504/ap_on_he_me/mumps_man;_ylt=AnWzf0YxlsEyvInjMZCbLzlZ24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- |
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 6:35am |
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As I have been telling people, the CDC and DHS are totally inept. They do not know what they are doing. |
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Wenmalon, I had posted months ago that Mumps and Measles and Avian flu are all "Negative Strand RNA Viruses." As such they are prone to frequent mutation (while producing their offspring in human cells). IF Mumps and a virulent Avian flu strain are in the same host at the same time, I strongly suspect that a Super Case of Mumps could evolve out of gene swapping. At any rate, the mumps I had 50 years ago as an eight or nine year old is not the same nasty little animal as the mumps of today. My body may be able to fignt against it to a degree based upon past exposure and partial immunity (i.e. My symptoms would probably be mild compared to fifty years ago when I really suffered.); but, if exposed, I would expect to get sick as you have. |
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My grandson (who lives with me) and I are showing the same thing. We think it is a summer cold trying to kick in.
We are in Southern Indiana
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Major Dad hopes you are all alive and well and looking out for each other
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I'm still sick since the dang flu shot in late October and the husband is sick again too.
Respiratory crap. Pretty sure I still have the pneumonia that the chest x-ray indicated. After pressing our doctor to RUN SOME TESTS, he only ordered a CBC and CHEM-14, even though I had been sick for over 5 months at the time and clearly had pneumonia. When I called for my test results, his recording told me that I was in perfect health. He said "This is very unusual - congratulations" I have since contacted the insurance company to switch PCPs but haven't met the new one yet - too busy and obviously not dying from whatever this is. We'd both like to be well before the big one hits though. We never get sick like this. |
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05/05/2006
SDSU Reports Mumps CaseToday, The latest case was discovered on the A note on the top of the SDSU website reads, "A positive mumps diagnosis has been confirmed in a student attending SDSU's main campus." The school is now implementing a policy put out by the Board of Regent's and notifying all students, faculty and staff at the school. Thursday, the Superintendent Bob Graham is working with the This is the first report of any suspicion of mumps in that county. http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail5440.cfm?Id=0,47853 |
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New updated Iowa numbers:
Iowa Department of Public Health Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology Iowa Mumps Update Through Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006 Overview: A total of 1552 confirmed, probable and suspect1 cases of mumps have been reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) by the end of Wednesday, May 3rd. Seventy-four counties are now experiencing activity. We have received follow-up information on 1201 cases, onset date for 1501 cases and age at onset for 1525 cases. Cases are still being assessed for this and the previous week and the epi-curve is generated from onset date. For the most recent mumps tools and documents, check the HAN or our website at http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/mumps.asp. Please direct questions regarding this report to Meghan Harris at mharris@idph.state.ia.us.
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Joe Neubarth-
Thanks for your posts, they are always informative.I was unaware of the genetic changes, certainly makes sense.
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible
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MajDad-
Please let us know if you or your Grandson have the mumps- hopefully you just have a cold.
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 11:25am |
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My husband is the only one in our family who hasn't gotten better....age 47. He was put on this really really strong antibiotic called Levaquin. His cough is horrendous, and a low-grade fever. Been going on for almost 10 days. His boss tells him he has to come to work. No sick leave benefits there.
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Posted: May 05 2006 at 11:39am |
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wenmalon-
Was you husband diagnosed with mumps?
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible
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Sounds like a deep chest viral infection that may have become a bacterial infection. The viruses help set up the victim for the bacterial infection. |
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With so many cases of mumps, an undiagnosed person with mumps might travel to the Far East for business or pleasure, and start spreading it there. Not a pleasant thought. Is it known where the two original airline passengers got it from? |
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My husband did go to the doctor. He was tested as both my daughter and I. We all have titers for it and it was negative.
He haswhat Joe Neubarth said he had (Joe are you a doctor in disguise?)
Anyway...........here are the latest numbers from South Dakota and the next update will be next Tuesday and Friday.
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Targeted Mumps Vaccination Clinic Schedule
Mumps Surveillance As of May 5, 2006, the Department of Health reported the following mumps case numbers: 13 confirmed cases - clinical symptoms plus lab verification or epi link to confirmed case 24 probable cases - clinical symptoms with no lab verification 9 suspect cases - clinical symptoms with lab testing in process)
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New Kansas numbers
Kansas Mumps Cases Increase to Total of 434The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received reports of 434 mumps (confirmed/probable) cases in 43 Kansas counties to date. Local health departments are also investigating an additional 68 patients with potential symptoms of mumps. The majority of the cases are concentrated in Douglas County (193), but there are also cases in Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Clay, Cowley, Crawford, Dickinson, Ellis, Franklin, Geary, Gove, Grant, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Lyon, Marshall, McPherson, Miami, Nemaha, Norton, Osage, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Reno, Riley, Rooks, Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sheridan, Wabaunsee, Wyandotte. Iowa health officials have reported 1,487 cases of mumps as of May 1. |
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Now Kansas is reporting Measles outbreaks
Fourth Measles Case Now Confirmed in Harvey CountyNews Conference Today 2 p.m. Harvey County Health DepartmentThe Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has now confirmed a fourth measles cases in Harvey County. The cases are all in individuals under age 21 and were all confirmed by the state laboratory. Staff from KDHE as well as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer on a two-year assignment to KDHE will be assisting in the measles outbreak. Kansas has not had any cases of measles reported since 2000. From 1995 to 2005, there were a total of four measles cases in the state. KDHE continues to provide assistance to the Harvey County Health Department in the investigation of these cases. Harvey County Health Department and KDHE will conduct a news conference today at 2 p.m. at the Harvey County Health Department offices at 316 Oak, Newton. Measles is an extremely contagious viral illness. The disease is spread easily from person to person through coughs and sneezes, and the droplets remain active and contagious on infected surfaces for up to two hours. Measles is preventable through vaccination. Two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) are recommended for full protection. Measles is more easily transmitted to those people who have not been vaccinated for it than is mumps. “This outbreak reinforces the need for everyone to get both MMR vaccinations to prevent this virus,” said KDHE Division of Health Director, Dr. Howard Rodenberg. Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, rash and sometimes mild itching and eye sensitivity to light. The fever usually subsides in three to five days and patients are contagious from one to two days before first symptoms appear (about four days before the rash appears) until four days after the rash appears. Children who have measles almost always recovery fully, but complications such as diarrhea, ear infection, pneumonia, and encephalitis can occur. In rare cases, measles can cause death, mostly due to pneumonia. Persons of any age who have not received two measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines are encouraged to contact their health care provider to receive full immunization. |
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As far as I can see, North Dakota has had one case of Mumps. The department of Health said it can not be traced or linked to the outbreak in Iowa.
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Nearly 100 killed in Somali measles outbreak
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02 May 2006 14:29:00 GMT One and a half million Kenyan children are at risk of contracting measles after an upsurge of confirmed measles outbreaks in about 39 districts in The disease has been reported in North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley and The national goal for accelerated control of measles in However, with an under-one-year population of 3.9 million, 1.75 million children have not been protected against measles and thus are susceptible to the virus. According to Dr. James Nyikal, The Kenya Red Cross Society will participate in government-organized immunisation campaigns in seven of the affected districts (Marsabit, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, More than 5,000 children aged 9 months-5 years will be immunised in the first phase of a measles vaccination campaign from 29th April to 5th May 2006. According to the Government of Kenya, the two phases of the measles countrywide campaign is expected to cost Ksh 530 million, with the first phase expected to cost Ksh 77 million in 16 districts. In addition to the measles outbreak, More than 500 Kenya Red Cross volunteers from the affected locations, as well as programme officers from the National Society?s Headquarters, will assist in social mobilisation and other assigned tasks at the vaccination posts. The social mobilisation will be done through registration of all children below five years in each household; house-to-house campaign, advocacy meetings and awareness creation through chiefs? meetings Barazas or the churches/mosques; distribution of educational materials; dissemination of ARCHI 2010 toolkit messages on measles, malaria and community disease prevention activities and integration of social mobilisation with food distribution. Sixteen trucks donated by the Norwegian Red Cross to KRCS, in addition to available Land Cruisers, will be used during the pre-campaign social mobilisation and during the actual campaign period. The National Society will further participate in the mass measles vaccination campaign in 18 districts countrywide in the second phase in June 2006 through the active participation of KRCS Branches. The Kenya Red Cross is not new to the effort to reduce and/or control vaccine-preventable childhood illnesses. The society has previously participated in National Immunisation Days for Polio Eradication, Mass Measles campaign in six districts ( The National Society has the ability to reach districts through a well developed community based volunteer network of 56 Branches. The KRCS role in social mobilisation is widely recognised and has followed on several documented success stories in http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218536/114658043894.htm |
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With so many cases of mumps, you'd think that the cdc or somebody would be doing something about it. There is very little info going out on the wires about this possible epidemic. We know here, because we are following it so closely. This is what happened in 1918, the media did not report cases, and the government kept silent. What will happen if bird flu starts be become H2H? They won't tell us...
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Ruth-
Thanks for the post.
The CDC publishes a flu map each week.
Why don't they publish a mumps map?
You have a very good point, both the media and government will probably drop the ball....
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Poor Response to Iowa Mumps Immunization Clinics
Free mumps immunization clinics for young adults in Iowa attracted a low turnout, as the number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of the disease in the state reached 1,552 as of Wednesday. The outbreak began earlier this year and mumps have been reported in 74 counties in Iowa, the Associated Press reported. In an effort to halt the spread of the disease, state health officials last week distributed 25,000 doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine for free to immunization clinics in 35 counties with colleges and universities, to target people ages18 to 22. The goal is to immunize young adults who may not have received the recommended two doses of MMR. However, there was a poor response to the clinics. "You have a population that may, very honestly, not be taking this mumps situation very seriously," Kevin Teale, spokesman for the Iowa Department of Health, told the AP. "We need to do our best to convince them how serious this is and get them out to get the shots." The state plans an expanded series of clinics this week, for people ages 18 to 25 in all 99 counties. http://www.wlextv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4866927&nav=menu203_5 |
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Just pick up a new case of mumps in Charlotte, NC. Should be on the AP |
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Eagle006- Thanks. I'll look for it.
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Mumps Spreads Through MidwestThe worst of the Mumps epidemic continues to be to our East, where health officials in
The South Dakota Department of Health reports there are now 13 confirmed cases of mumps in the ten counties marked in red. The nine counties in yellow are reporting 33 probable or suspected cases of the disease. Mumps has now hit people ranging in age from three-years-old to 78. Three people have been hospitalized. So far most of the mumps cases being reported in The best way to protect yourself against the mumps is to make sure you've had two MMR vaccines and using good hygiene. For More Information, Click on the Links Below: http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2820.cfm?Id=0,47864 |
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I wish I could find a stock investment that would increase in value like the mumps.
From 2 cases on an airliner the last week of March till this....
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New CDC update May 5, 2006. Mumps in 13 states:
Arkansas
Colorado
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Wisconsin
No patient totals listed. CDC report notes college outbreaks.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The first case of mumps in Mecklenburg County in several years has been confirmed in an elementary school student in Charlotte, health officials said Thursday.
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carolina kid-
Thanks.
Can you provide the source and I will add it to the confirmed list.
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From the South Dakota Dept. of Health - updated Mumps numbers that come every Tues & Friday afternoons:
Mumps Surveillance As of May 9, 2006, the Department of Health reported the following mumps case numbers: 17 confirmed cases - clinical symptoms plus lab verification or epi link to confirmed case 38 probable cases - clinical symptoms with no lab verification 6 suspect cases - clinical symptoms with lab testing in process) |
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wenmalon- Thanks.Why can't the CDC do this Nationwide?
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Glad to help. I think that it's a mammouth task that's why. There are so many people that probably have it, but don't go to the dr. because they don't have health insurance, or are doing drugs and don't want any blood tests done. South Dakota is fortunate that the state is able to do this, but I would chalk it up because we only have about 700,000 in the whole state. Less people to count!
No numbers are going to be as accurate as we would like it to be.
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Jaxmax,
The other thing I would point on on the CDC not collecting the numbers the way that they should is it is my perception and speculation that they have bigger worries than mumps. Even though mumps could evolve into supermumps....with avian ******.I guess they have other more important things to be concerned with.
A metaphor for that was my daughter who was four at the time, got her finger caught in the hinge side of the door and cut part of her finger off. Now, as a mother holding this crying kid in the ER, I am thinking this is an emergency.........but relatively speaking there were more pressing matters at the time. Her finger was saved. They have a much different perspective than we do and it's more global and generalized. I believe that it's just a matter of priority.
Also, consider it a huge blessing in knowing that it is an indicator of finding out how much we are NOT GOING TO FIND OUT.
The last couple of days, I have just found a lot of peace. None of us know anything about the future. We all have our corners in the world that we can make a better place and take care of ourselves. Try to be as independent as possible and as peaceful intradependent as possible.
Good questions, our resources are valuable and lets spend our time on asking what can we do to help ourselves, than questioning the CDC. I don't see it as changing. I have been frustrated with them too. But I am beginning to value each moment and quit asking so many questions that we have so little control over. I will asks questions yes......but I will find balance and peace and happiness in however many tomorrows I have been gifted.
Sorry for the Sermon, Just care about your concerns and finding away to alleviate them somehow.
peace,
Wendy
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Health Experts Warn Of Contagious Illness In Mecklenburg Co.
POSTED: 10:40 am EDT May 4, 2006
UPDATED: 7:18 pm EDT May 4, 2006
Charlotte, NC -- Mecklenburg County Health Department officials announced that test results confirm the first case of mumps in several years in Mecklenburg County.
An elementary school-age child was seen by physicians in mid-April after the mother picked the child up from an after-school day care program and noticed the child’s cheeks were swollen on both sides. Laboratory tests were initiated, and the specimens sent to the state lab in Raleigh for more testing.
Letters were immediately sent to parents at the child’s day care making them aware of the possibility that mumps could be an issue. Early this week, results of the tests were confirmed to be positive for mumps and follow-up letters with the confirmed diagnosis were sent to the day care and elementary school the child attends.
Like every other 5-year-old, Max Logz hates getting shots.
"Yeah, I don't like shots. They hurt," he said.
Max's mother said he was immunized for the mumps twice just like he was supposed to, but Dr. Stephen Keener, with the Mecklenburg County's Health Department, said not even that always works.
Thursday, Keener confirmed Mecklenburg County's first mumps case in years. He said the infected child had been vaccinated.
"The vaccine is not 100 percent. We learned that because of what's going on in the Midwest," Keener said.
More than 1,000 cases have been reported there. Keener said, unlike the Midwest, there is not an outbreak in Charlotte.
"We are not really expecting to have any problems," he said.
Stephanie Cambell spent the afternoon at Freedom Park with her daughter. The fact that the infected child had been vaccinated is what worries her, she said.
"That would worry me if the child was immunized and they still came down with it," said Cambell.
She said she isn't too worried about her 1-year-old contracting mumps.
"Maybe a little bit, but I'm not going to do anything different. I'm going to let her play and be a normal child, and hopefully we won't be affected by this," Cambell said.
County health officials are looking into two other potential cases. Like the confirmed case, they involve elementary school children.
Health officials said getting the mumps as a child may not be all that bad. Keener said it can be much worse for adults and can even cause sterility.
Parent Moneka Logz has heard the same thing.
"If you haven't had it by 14 or something, then you should do something. Because as an adult, it's not fun at all," she said.
Health officials said that aside from keeping your children away from infected children, constantly washing their hands, and making sure they've been vaccinated, there's not much you can do to prevent the mumps.
"We can all be reassured that we're doing everything we can to prevent any further cases and avoid an outbreak of the kind they're having in the Midwest," said Keener.
Keener said adults born before 1957 should be OK because they likely contracted the mumps as a child. He said everyone else should check their shot records to make sure.
More On MumpsHealth officials in Charlotte are asking parents to be on the look out for symptoms in their children including: fever, muscle aches, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, earache, tenderness or pain in the jaw area, and swelling in the salivary glands under and in front of the ears. Experts said complications from the illness can include viral meningitis, inflammation of the testicles or ovaries, inflammation of the pancreas and loss of hearing. Mumps is caused by a virus that is contagious and usually spreads in tiny drops of fluid from the mouth and nose of someone who is infected. After exposure, symptoms may be seen 14-25 days later in persons who are not immune (protected). Dr. Stephen Keener, of the Mecklenburg County Health Department, a child could be infected without the parent even knowing it. "It's actually infectious prior to the time where the child starts feel bad. That poses a problem for public health officials and for parents because you find out your child has the mumps and then, 'Oops!' We've already had several days of an infectious period," said Keener. Keener said the infected child in Mecklenburg County had been immunized. He said there is not a way to prevent mumps 100 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, an average of about 250 cases of mumps is usually reported in the United States each year. The recent outbreak of more than 1,100 cases in the Midwest has drawn national attention. The infectious period or time that an infected person can transmit mumps to a non-infected person is from three days before symptoms appear to about nine days after the symptoms appear. The incubation time, which is the period from when a person is exposed to the virus to the onset of any symptoms, can vary from 16 to 18 days (range 12-25 days). Mumps vaccine (usually MMR), is the best way to prevent mumps for both children and adults. The MMR is routinely given at age 15 and after the fourth birthday. Other things people can do to prevent mumps and other infections is to wash hands well and often with soap, and to teach children to wash their hands too. Eating utensils should not be shared, and surfaces that are frequently touched (toys, doorknobs, tables, counters, etc) should also be regularly cleaned with soap and water, or with cleaning wipes. People are encouraged to consult their physicians if they suspect they or a family member have symptoms or have been exposed to mumps. For more information on mumps and any health topic, go to www.meckhealth.org. Copyright 2006 by WSOCTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published |
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JaxMax wrote: