Poor immunity sparks mumps outbreak

SEVEN out of 10 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in the past five years were not immunised or were insufficiently protected against the disease, figures have shown.

An outbreak of mumps at NUI Maynooth resulted in the cancellation of the college’s open day for Leaving Certificate students last Friday.

It was the second time there was an outbreak of the virus on a college campus.