Mumps Resurged In United States
Despite the widespread use of a second dose of mumps vaccine in the US, the largest outbreak for two decades occurred in 2006, prompting calls for a more effective vaccine or changes in policy.Viral disease investigators from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other colleagues from various state department health authorities, reported this finding in the April 10th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Filed under: Immune System / Vaccines on April 11th, 2008