Detection of RNA of Mumps Virus during an Outbreak in a Population with High Two-Dose Measles-, Mumps-, and Rubella Vaccine Coverage

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Student Health Clinic, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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	Abstract

The duration of mumps virus RNA detection was studied during a mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated university population. Seven of the eight RT-PCR positive specimens were collected during the first 3 days of parotitis, suggesting that viral shedding is minimal after the first 3 days of symptoms.