Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012

S Rajčević; Z Šeguljev; V Petrovic; S Medić; J Nedelijković; V Milošević; L Turo; M Ristić

doi:10.2807/ese.17.19.20169-en

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Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012
S Rajčević¹ , Z Šeguljev¹ , V Petrovic¹ , S Medić² , J Nedelijković³ , V Milošević⁴ , L Turo⁵ , M Ristić¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Novi Sad, Serbia ² Institute of Public Health, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia ³ Institute for Virology, Vaccines and Sera Torlak, Belgrade, Serbia ⁴ Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Centre for Virology, Novi Sad, Serbia ⁵ Institute for Student Health Care, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Citation style for this article: Rajčević S, Šeguljev Z, Petrovic V, Medić S, Nedelijković J, Milošević V, Turo L, Ristić M. Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(19):pii=20169. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.19.20169-en Received: 24 Apr 2012

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Abstract

From 16 January to 30 April 2012, a total of 119 cases of mumps were notified in Novi Sad, Serbia. Of these cases, 89 (75%), were among students. The average age of cases was 22 years-old (range 3-37). The outbreak is still ongoing in Novi Sad and is spreading to other parts of the Vojvodina province. As of 30 April, 209 cases have been notified in the province among those 119 from Novi Sad.