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Mumps
Mumps
Statutory notification alert
Mumps infection is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 214KB)
or
regional residents (PDF 213KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
Statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent:
Mumps virus.
Transmission:
Mumps is spread through airborne droplets, when an infected person coughs or sneezes close to a non-immune person. Sharing saliva with an infected person can also spread the virus.
Incubation period:
12-25 days (average 17 days).
Infectious period:
People with mumps are most infectious from 2 days before to 5 days after the onset of parotitis (swelling of the salivary glands), however people may be infectious for up to 7 days before to 9 days after the onset of parotitis, with the virus detectable in the urine for up to 14 days after the onset of parotitis. Asymptomatic cases can also be infectious.
Case exclusion:
Cases should stay away from work, school, group gatherings and contact with anyone who may not be immune, until 5 days after the onset of parotitis/swelling.
Contact exclusion:
Do not exclude.
Treatment:
No specific anti-viral treatment. Symptomatic treatment only.
Immunisation:
Recommended that children be vaccinated according to the
Western Australian immunisation schedule
. Two doses of mumps vaccine is also recommended for all non-immune adolescents and adults. See
Australian Immunisation Handbook, Department of Health – Mumps (external site)
.
Case follow-up:
Is conducted by
public health units (Healthy WA)
and the Communicable Disease Control Directorate.
Guidelines
Western Australian immunisation schedule
Australian Immunisation Handbook, Department of Health – Mumps (external site)
Communicable Disease Guidelines, for teachers, child care workers, local government authorities and medical practitioners
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
Produced by
Public Health
Related links
Mumps (Healthy WA)