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The article discusses the mump outbreak in New York and New Jersey that started in June 2009. The index case was on an 11-years old male who returned from his travel to Great Britain on June 17, 2009. During the period, there were around 7,400 reports of laboratory-verified mumps obtained by the British Health Protection Agency. It also cites the action taken by the U.S. government to prevent the spread of the disease, including the conduct of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination.

The article reports on the outbreak of mumps in New York, New Jersey and Quebec in 2009. Thus vaccine-preventable viral infection causes the salivary glands to be inflamed causing complications such as deafness and orchitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the mumps virus was genotype G.

The article discusses a report on the outbreak of mumps in New York, New Jersey and Quebec in 2009. Mumps is a viral infection characterized with fever and salivary glands inflammation. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received reports on the outbreak of mumps in August 2009. Such outbreak was found in summer camps, schools and religious community. In response to the mumps outbreak, health officials issued alerts to health care providers that emphasized the need to consider mumps diagnosis and vaccination. The recommendations issued by the CDC for mumps management are also highlighted.