Ongoing Mumps Surge Speaks to Need for Broad-based Urgent Care

Ongoing Mumps Surge Speaks to Need for Broad-based Urgent Care

Coming off its highest calendar-year incidence in a decade, mumps struck 495 people in the U.S. in the first 28 days of 2017 alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The cases are spread across the entire breadth of the country, from Washington to Pennsylvania, pointing to a need for vigilance and preparedness in urgent centers in every region. First, clinics must be ready to assess patients and confirm or dismiss a …

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