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Mumps outbreak among fully vaccinated school-age children and young adults, Portugal 2019/2020.
Epidemiology and infection - 27 Aug 2021
Perez Duque Mariana, San-Bento Ana, Léon Lourdes, Custódio Paula, Esperança Maria Anjos, Albuquerque Maria João, Nascimento Marina, Balasegaram Sooria, Sá Machado Rita
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On 16-17 January 2020, four suspected mumps cases were reported to the local Public Health Authorities with an epidemiological link to a local school and football club. Of 18 suspected cases identified, 14 were included in this study. Laboratory results confirmed mumps virus as the cause and further sequencing identified genotype G. Our findings highlight that even with a high MMR vaccine coverage, mumps...
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