Friday, March 19, 2010
NY officials respond to mumps at SUNY Plattsburgh
New York health officials say 11 students attending the state university at Plattsburgh who lack mumps vaccinations will not be allowed to attend class because of an outbreak.
Three people have tested positive for mumps at the university in northern New York and two more cases are under investigation.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines said Friday that students who are not vaccinated against mumps and have not had the viral disease will be kept out of school during the outbreak. Those students can return to school after they are immunized.
The source of the outbreak is not known. The school is on spring break this week.
There have been recent mumps outbreaks at enclaves of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and Rockland and Orange counties.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12171066
Three people have tested positive for mumps at the university in northern New York and two more cases are under investigation.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines said Friday that students who are not vaccinated against mumps and have not had the viral disease will be kept out of school during the outbreak. Those students can return to school after they are immunized.
The source of the outbreak is not known. The school is on spring break this week.
There have been recent mumps outbreaks at enclaves of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and Rockland and Orange counties.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12171066
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