Open AccessMumps outbreak confined to a religious community
Author(s) -
C A van den Bosch,
B. J. Cohen,
T D Walters,
Lanfei Jin
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.05.05.00015-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , saliva , virology
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