Mumps risk up in young adults.

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  

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By Gabrielle Babbington

MUMPS incidence has tripled Australiawide, and young adults are particularly at risk, the latest government report suggests.

There were 90 notifications of mumps between 1 July and 30 September 2006, which was 2.9 times the five-year average, the report said.

Half the cases were in young people aged 25-34, and three in five infected patients were not vaccinated.

Dr Helen Quinn (PhD), research fellow at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, said people aged 20-40 were susceptible to mumps because few would have been ...

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