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Mumps Outbreak Grows, Spreads

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 6, 2014 at 7:01 AM EDT

Health officials have now confirmed 317 cases of mumps in the outbreak that started at Ohio State University. Some of the cases have now been found in Madison County. Ashtabula County health officials are investigating a pair of suspected mumps cases in two children. The patients are students at Kingsville Elementary School. Franklin and Delaware county health officials continue to press for people to get vaccinated.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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