Tennessee Department of Health says Recent Mumps Cases a Reminder of the Continuing Need for Vaccination
October 10, 2013
Nashville, TN – A small cluster of three cases of mumps associated with international travel was recently reported in Tennessee. These cases provide a reminder of the importance of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
Although mumps is rare in the United States thanks to high levels of immunization with the MMR vaccine, it is still common in other parts of the world. [Read more]
