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Mumps

Mumps

Mumps is a contagious viral infection that occurs mainly in school-aged children. Immunisation with MMR vaccine prevents the disease. People with mumps should stay away from others for nine days after the onset of swelling.

Notification

Mumps is a laboratory notifiable disease in NSW and must be reported to the local Public Health Unit (PHU) as soon as possible after diagnosis.
 
Select your local PHU  to obtain the correct notification form and notify your local PHU.

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This web page is managed and authorised by Communicable Diseases of Centre for Health Protection of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 31 March, 2009

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