Mumps -- United States
The number of mumps cases rose to 94 in the Dallas area this week [week of Sun 14 2017]. At the same time, the Department of State Health Services confirms numbers in Central Texas are rising too -- 5 in Travis County in March and April [2017], and 2 cases in Hays County. Public health experts say the MMR vaccine is the key to stopping the outbreak from reaching the Austin area, but even if you got the shots, you may not be immune to the mumps.
That's because the MMR vaccine is 88 percent
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2q7adM5
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