Mumps Information for Health Professionals

On this page:
Lab testing
Reporting
Clinical features and epidemiology
Vaccine information
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports

Lab testing

• Lab Testing for Mumps at the MDH Public Health Laboratory
  Information on the lab tests for mumps, when they should be used, and how to submit specimens to MDH.
• "Clinical Testing and Submission Form" from Forms for the Infectious Disease Laboratory
  Include this form with each specimen when submitting for testing. Fill out the form as completely as possible and indicate which test is requested.

Reporting

• Reporting Mumps
  All cases of mumps must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.

Clinical features and epidemiology

• Mumps Clinical Information
  Information on mumps for health care professionals, including epidemiology, testing, and post-exposure and vaccination recommendations.
• Managing Mumps Exposures in Health Care Workers
  Information for employee health and infection prevention staff on evaluating health care workers' mumps immune status and responding to exposures in health care settings.
• Mumps Vaccination and Disease History Assumptions by Age
  A guide to help determine the age groups most likely under-immunized against mumps.
• CDC: Chapter 15: Mumps
  Mumps chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases.
• Clinical Featured of Mumps
  The CDC offers clinical features of the disease.
  Warning: Graphic medical images.
• Salivary Gland Illustration
  Graphic illustration of the salivary glands from Mayo Clinic.

Vaccine information

• Mumps Vaccine Product Information and VIS

  Generic name	Manufacturer	Prescribing information	VIS
  Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)	Merck	Merck: MMR II	CDC: MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella) VIS
  Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV)	Merck	Merck: ProQuad	CDC: MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella) VIS

• How effective is the mumps vaccine? (PDF)
  This infographic explains the effectiveness of mumps vaccine using the example of 100 people being exposed to mumps.
• Q&As About Vaccination Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella
  Questions and answers from the CDC.
• Immunize.org: Ask the Experts: MMR Vaccination
  Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.

ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports

• CDC: ACIP Recommendations: Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and CDC: ACIP Recommendations Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine
  CDC listing of recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
• CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Mumps
  Articles published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report regarding mumps.