Eighty four percent of the patients infected were exposed to mumps while in U.S. facilities, the CDC reported.
"This mumps outbreak really is just a red flag that shows us that these facilities present a risk for spreading a number of infectious diseases," University of Washington professor Dr. Jeffrey Duchin said.
The United States over the past year has seen an influx of people crossing the southern border, seeking relief from their home countries. From October through July, nearly 259,000 single adults and 433,000 "family units" were apprehended at the Southwest border, leading to overcrowded facilities. Mumps is a highly contagious airborne virus, though not often deadly. It can usually be prevented with two doses of the
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