Investigation of a mumps outbreak among university students with two measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccinations, Virginia, September-December 2006.

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Following the clinical diagnosis of the first case of mumps on September 22, 2006 at the University of Virginia (UVA), 52 suspected cases were identified through active surveillance for mumps by the end of December 2006. Samples were collected from 47 students who presented with parotitis despite a documented history of two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Six of 47 serum samples (13%) were positive for mumps IgM, and 46/47 specimens were positive for mumps IgG. Endpoint titration of acute phase serum samples from laboratory-confirmed cases did not provide evidence that elevated serum IgG is a consistent marker for infection among cases due to secondary vaccine failure. Buccal swab samples from 39 of the 47 students were tested by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and/or viral culture. Mumps virus or mumps RNA was detected in 12 of 39 buccal samples (31%). Genetic analysis of the virus from the outbreak at UVA indicated that the outbreak was not linked to the large mumps outbreak in the Midwestern US that occurred earlier in 2006. Our findings support the use of viral detection to improve laboratory diagnosis of mumps among persons who have received two doses of MMR.

Author information

Author/s: Rota, J S (JS); Turner, J C (JC); Yost-Daljev, M K (MK); Freeman, M (M); Toney, D M (DM); Meisel, E (E); Williams, N (N); Sowers, S B (SB); Lowe, L (L); Rota, P A (PA); Nicolai, L A (LA); Peake, L (L); Bellini, W J (WJ);

Affiliation: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. jrota(-atsign-)cdc.gov

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of medical virology (J Med Virol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 81 (issue 10) : pp 1819-25

Dates: Created 2009/08/26; Completed 2009/10/19;

PMID: 19697404, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/19/2009, IMS Date: )

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