Mumps cases reported at University of Kansas
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January 5, 2017
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Health officials have confirmed one case of mumps at the University of Kansas and are investigating nine other suspected cases since mid-December.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department announced the findings Wednesday. Mary Beverly, the department's director of epidemiology, says it's not clear where the cases were contracted but some likely spread before the university's winter break on Dec. 16. The first day for spring classes is Jan. 17.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/2jaxFJp ) Beverly said some of the students who became ill lived in group h...
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