NPR : Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic
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Description: Two infected airline passengers may have helped spread mumps from Iowa to several other Midwestern states, health officials say. The outbreak is the largest in 18 years. [3:55 streaming audio broadcast]
(April 13, 2006)
Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic : NPR Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic The mumps epidemic in Midwestern states is the first in the United States in 20 years. Here, a 1963 image of a little girl with jaws swollen by mumps.
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| Page title: | Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic : NPR |
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| Description: | Two infected airline passengers may have helped spread mumps from Iowa to several other Midwestern states, health officials say. The epidemic -- Iowa may have as many as 600 cases -- is a new example of how quickly diseases can spread through air travel. The outbreak is the largest in 18 years. |
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