Mumps
Sevens team hopeful mumps outbreak contained
Medical staff will check in with the New Zealand women's rugby Sevens team every 12 hours for the next few days, after a case of mumps was confirmed in the team. Video
Black Ferns in isolation after mumps diagnosis
Black Ferns star Ruby Tui has been struck down with mumps on the eve of the Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony and she and her teammates remain in isolation pending health checks. RNZ Sports Editor… Video, Audio
Teenage sports tournaments could be breeding ground for mumps
Thousands of school students competing at national sports tournaments this week could spread mumps around the country, an immunisation expert says.
Teenage sports touraments could be breeding ground for mumps
Thousands of teenagers meeting at sports tournaments around the country this week are at risk of taking mumps back to their home towns, as some school tournaments fail to issue warnings or advice. Audio
Mumps epidemic takes hold in Auckland
Doctors are starting to see the nasty complications of mumps as the epidemic takes hold in Auckland. Teenage boys and men have been developing the painful condition, orchitis, the swelling of the… Audio
Painful mumps complication threatens Auckland men's fertility
Orchitis, a swelling of the testicles, affects up to 30 percent of men or boys over 12 who get mumps and can have a long-term effect on fertility.
Extra mumps jabs to combat epidemic
Hundreds of thousands of young Aucklanders will be offered mumps vaccinations as the Ministry of Health steps in to help fight an epidemic of the disease. Audio
Mumps epidemic: Calls for Health Ministry help
Auckland health leaders are calling for help from the Health Ministry as an epidemic of mumps grows. There have been more than a thousand cases of mumps in the region this year, because of gaps in… Audio
Health bosses say Auckland mumps outbreak now an epidemic
Health authorities say the mumps outbreak in Auckland is now an epidemic. They've written to the Ministry of Health urging it to launch a catch-up vaccination campaign, saying a national response is… Audio
Mumps outbreak now an 'epidemic'
Auckland health leaders have asked the Ministry of Health for a nationwide vaccination campaign to stop the mumps epidemic spreading.
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Aucklanders urged to check likely mumps immunity
An Auckland vaccinologist is urging people to check their likely immunity to mumps as the number of people who have contracted the disease tops 1000.
Auckland mumps outbreak reaches 1000
The number of people with the mumps in Auckland has hit 1000, with experts saying it now can't be contained without vaccinations.
Mumps vaccination campaign to target teens
Health authorities are starting a campaign to immunise young people who missed out on mumps vaccinations. Audio
Worst mumps outbreak in 23 years
University of Auckland senior lecturer in vaccinology Helen Petousis-Harris tells Kathryn Ryan a mumps outbreak in Auckland could get worse. Our biggest city is facing its worst outbreak of the virus… Audio
Mumps outbreak: Health authorities urge free vaccine catch-ups
Public health officials in Auckland have told its three district health boards the region urgently needs a large-scale campaign to eliminate mumps.
Alarming leap in mumps cases in Auckland
An alarming leap in the number of mumps cases in Auckland has public health authorities scrambling to figure out how to contain the outbreak. The number of confirmed or probable cases in the city has… Audio
Auckland mumps cases rise 'on a daily basis'
A South Auckland school has had to separate some unvaccinated students during exams, for fear of spreading mumps, with cases in the city rising by 150 in just over three weeks.
Mumps outbreak: 300 cases in Auckland
An outbreak of mumps in Auckland is now widespread and is mostly affecting young Pasifika people, public health authorities say.
Mumps outbreak in Auckland
There have been 300 confirmed cases in Auckland this year - more than the total number infected over the past 16 years. Audio