/tags/mumps mumps en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-15/north-texas-doctor-worries-the-pandemic-could-impact-school-vaccinations Texas children need vaccinations against measles, pertussis, hepatitis, and other diseases to attend school. But Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Health and a Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, tells ËÄ»˘Ó°Ôşâ€™s Sam Baker why he is concerned about this school year. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-15/north-texas-doctor-worries-the-pandemic-could-impact-school-vaccinations Sam Baker /news/2019-08-29/mumps-sickens-hundreds-of-detained-migrants-in-19-states-including-texas Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:11:01 GMT /news/2019-08-29/mumps-sickens-hundreds-of-detained-migrants-in-19-states-including-texas Associated Press /health-science-tech/2018-10-01/mumps-at-tcu-why-outbreaks-happen-often-on-college-campuses The Tarrant County Health Department is keeping an eye on a recent, small outbreak of mumps at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.Mumps is a virus… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:40:57 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-10-01/mumps-at-tcu-why-outbreaks-happen-often-on-college-campuses Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2018-03-07/cheerleaders-at-national-competition-in-dallas-could-have-been-exposed-to-the-mumps Texas health officials are warning athletes and their parents who attended a cheerleading competition in Dallas last month of possible exposure to the… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:06:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-03-07/cheerleaders-at-national-competition-in-dallas-could-have-been-exposed-to-the-mumps /2017-04-24/where-to-point-the-finger-as-mumps-cases-in-texas-hit-a-20-year-high A mumps outbreak in Texas has reached a 20-year high. Public health officials have identified 221 cases of the highly contagious disease so far this... Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:01:00 GMT /2017-04-24/where-to-point-the-finger-as-mumps-cases-in-texas-hit-a-20-year-high Ashley Lopez /health-science-tech/2017-01-10/the-fiery-vaccination-debate-ignites-again-in-the-texas-legislature Texas allows parents to have their kids opt out of vaccinations for measles, mumps and other diseases. Two years ago, California stopped allowing those… Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:28:37 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-01-10/the-fiery-vaccination-debate-ignites-again-in-the-texas-legislature Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2017-01-04/how-mumps-and-measles-will-put-texas-at-center-of-vaccinations-debate-in-2017 In the past few months there have been several outbreaks of mumps — a handful of cases linked to a Halloween party in Dallas and more to cheerleading… Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:30:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-01-04/how-mumps-and-measles-will-put-texas-at-center-of-vaccinations-debate-in-2017 Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2016-12-19/an-outbreak-in-north-texas-what-you-need-to-know-about-mumps Most years, Texas sees only about 20 cases of mumps statewide. But the current outbreak in North Texas includes more than twice that many in Johnson… Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2016-12-19/an-outbreak-in-north-texas-what-you-need-to-know-about-mumps Sam Baker