Mumps outbreak confined to a religious community

C A van den Bosch; B J Cohen; T Walters; L Jin

doi:10.2807/esm.05.05.00015-en

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Mumps outbreak confined to a religious community
C A van den Bosch¹ , B J Cohen¹ , T Walters¹ , L Jin¹
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Affiliations: ¹ East London and the City Health Authority, London, England

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Citation style for this article: van den Bosch C A, Cohen B J, Walters T, Jin L. Mumps outbreak confined to a religious community. Euro Surveill. 2000;5(5):pii=15. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.05.05.00015-en

Abstract

One hundred and forty-four cases of mumps were notified in a religious community in London between July 1998 and April 1999 and the infection was confirmed in 82% of those who underwent saliva testing (51/62). Half of the clinical and half of the confirme