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PRO/EDR> Mumps update (34): Canada, USA (AK,TX)

Mumps -- CanadaAn outbreak of mumps in northern Manitoba is declining, but infection rates are still abnormally high.The rate of reported infections in the region declined in September [2017] after 3 consecutive months when nearly 100 new cases were reported. "For September, it looked like we had 62 cases in the north, which was down from 97 in August [2017]," said Dr Michael Isaac, chief medical officer for the Northern Health Region (NHR).In June, 98 cases of mumps were reported in the region, Read more [...]