Preventing mumps outbreaks in confined settings: Comprehensive ring vaccination as a containment strategy

Hagai Levine, Shmuel Rishpon, Michael Huerta-Hartal, Nadav Davidovitch

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Abstract

Even among vaccinated cohorts, prevention and control of mumps outbreaks remain a challenge, owing to sub-optimal population immunity. This is especially true in confined settings, where a single case could be the index for an imminent outbreak. Efficacy of postexposure prophylaxis has not been demonstrated, while early identification of mumps and comprehensive vaccination of populations in confined settings during outbreaks may enable containment of mumps and disrupt further spread. However, we are not aware of official international guidelines concerning vaccination of exposed individuals during an outbreak, especially in a confined setting. In this article we present our experience with mumps containment during outbreaks through vaccination campaigns in the Israeli civilian and military populations and discuss lessons for containment efforts in other settings. Our analysis shows that a comprehensive ring vaccination should be considered in any case of mumps in confined settings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1389-1393
Number of pages5
JournalHuman Vaccines
Volume7
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Containment
  • Epidemiology
  • Mumps
  • Outbreak
  • Policy
  • Vaccine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology
  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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