Mumps -- New Zealand
Health authorities say 3 people have been diagnosed with mumps in Tauranga this month [September 2017]. However, there were concerns more people might unwittingly be carrying and passing on the virus.
Toi Te Ora Public Health Organisation chief medical officer Neil de Wet said mumps could have serious health complications including swelling of the brain, loss of hearing, and potential infertility in young men, but these were rare.
Dr de Wet said there had been an increase in mumps cases
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2xw4btV
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