The Daily Record notes that there has been an outbreak of mumps in Lanarkshire, Scotland, where, 31 cases were registered in January, whilst the expected number of cases is 3-4 per month. Most of the patients are aged between 20 and 45 years, though older people have also been affected.
It is being hypothesized that the dwindling rates of overall vaccine coverage is responsible for the outbreaks in Scotland. Interestingly, a similar fall in the vaccine coverage in the USA has resulted in a massive measles outbreak across several states.
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Skeptic Oslerphile. PhD Student in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Past: 1) Public Health Scientist and Program Manager, Translational Global Health Policy Research Cell, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. 2) Scientist, Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases; 3) Senior Research Associate, Public Health Foundation of India. Interests include: Emerging Infections, Public Health, Antimicrobial Resistance, One Health and Zoonoses, Diarrheal Diseases, Medical Education, Medical History, Open Access, Healthcare Social Media and Health2.0. Opinions are my own!
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