Mumps Outbreaks Hitting Migrant Detention Centers
A new government report finds more than 900 cases of dangerous and highly contagious mumps have occurred at 57 U.S. migrant detention facilities over the past year, with nearly half of cases occurring in Texas. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Mumps Outbreak Reported in Migrant Detention Facilities
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 -- There have been confirmed and probable mumps cases reported among adult migrants detained in facilities, according to research published in the Aug. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mumps Cases Reported in Migrant Detention Centers Mumps Cases Reported in Migrant Detention Centers
Mumps outbreaks continue in multiple migrant detention facilities in the United States, the CDC reports.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 29, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Hundreds of Detained Migrants Diagnosed With Mumps in 19 States
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.
The virus sickened 898 adult migrants and 33 detention center staffers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its report Thursday.
New cases continue as migrants are taken into custody or transferred between facilities, the report said. As of last week, outbreaks were happening in 15 facilities in seven states.
In response to the report, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox said medical professionals...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson / AP Tags: Uncategorized Immigration onetime Source Type: news
Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, U.S. health officials say (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Mumps in Detention Facilities that House Detained Migrants --- United States, September 2018--August 2019
On October 12, 2018, five confirmed cases of mumps among detained migrants in detention facilities were reported. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 29, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Mumps Source Type: news
Mumps Outbreaks Hitting U.S. Migrant Detention Centers
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 -- A new government report finds more than 900 cases of dangerous and highly contagious mumps have occurred at 57 U.S. migrant detention facilities over the past year, with nearly half of cases occurring in Texas. " Mumps is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 29, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mumps in U.S. Detention Facilities
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 8/28/2019.
This one-hour webinar features the federal and local perspectives on the current landscape of mumps outbreaks in U.S. detention facilities; the complex operations for managing custody of detainees in detention facilities; the important roles of local, state, and federal partners in responding to outbreaks in detention facilities; and resources to assist with response efforts. Speakers also discuss the epidemiology of mumps in U.S. detention facilities, and the health service systems for detainee health care.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
MMR catch-up for 10 to 11 year old children: information for GPs
In April 2019, NHS England and the BMA General Practitioners Committee (GPC) agreed to a catch-up campaign for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - August 26, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Can a Play About Vaccines Be a Laughing Matter?
At the privileged private school in “Eureka Day,” some parents refuse to give shots to their children. Then the mumps hits. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth A. Harris Tags: Theater Colt Coeur Campbell-Holt, Adrienne Eureka Day (Play) Spector, Jonathan Source Type: news
Premature Babies Lag in Vaccinations
Preterm babies were more than 20 percent less likely to have had required shots by 19 months. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Premature Babies Babies and Infants Whooping Cough Tetanus Vaccination and Immunization Hepatitis Mumps Measles Source Type: news
What Infectious Diseases are Important to Consider in Transplantation Patients?
Discussion
Transplantation is not a common problem for primary care physicians but when a child’s disease has progressed to end-stage organ failure, transplantation can be the only treatment available. While the primary care provider usually is not involved in the daily management of patients before, during and after transplantation, they can be involved in many areas. These can include providing appropriate primary and acute care, ordering and obtaining necessary medical tests, medications and equipment, assisting with medical insurance, providing medical history and records to consultants, translating medical infor...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 24, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Booster jab plea as mumps cases rise
MEDICAL experts are calling for booster MMR jabs for young adults after figures show a big rise in cases of mumps. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eager to Limit Exemptions to Vaccination, States Face Staunch Resistance
Legislators trying to curb the numbers of unvaccinated children have been met with vigorous opposition from upset parents. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Parenting Freedom of Religion Whooping Cough Medicine and Health Measles Law and Legislation Mumps Epidemics Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Centers for Disease Control Source Type: news
Mumps outbreak at Texas jail strikes 14 and forces another 300 into quarantine
At least 11 prisoners and three medical staff members at the Harrison County Jail have come down with measles, a contagious virus that is preventable with the same shot to block measles. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
