Temple University in Philadelphia has reported 74 cases of mumps in an outbreak that began last month, according to a notification sent to the university community
on Thursday.
Mark Denys, director of student and employee health services, said 15 of those cases are confirmed and 59 are probable. Forty-six of those cases have been identified in the last eight days. The university said it is working with the local health department to contain the outbreak. It's not just measles: Tetanus, mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases are still in the USMumps is a vaccine-preventable disease that is caused by a virus.
"We are not discussing closing due to mumps," Betzner said."The Philadelphia Health Department does not recommend closing the university [as] it will not stop the ongoing spread of mumps." He said infectious disease experts, and other universities who have had mumps outbreaks, agree.
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