Mumps (vaccine-preventable)

Disease Information

Mumps can cause swelling of the neck glands, nerve damage, and deafness.

Information in English

Information in Spanish (Español)

The best protection against mumps is MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine.

Disease Reporting

Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratories

Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required by law to report cases and suspect cases of mumps to local health departments within one working day after identification. Call 971-673-1111 to reach the state health department doctor on call.

Health care providers: Use our secure web-based confidential reporting system – OR – use the confidential PDF reporting form.
See How and Where to Report for more information and local health department contacts.

Cases are subject to restriction on school and day-care attendance, and patient care while in the communicable stage of the disease. If sufficient measures have been taken to prevent transmission, or the disease is no longer communicable, worksite, child-care and school restrictions can be removed by the local public health authority.

For Local Health Departments

Data

Once you click on the Tableau link, you will be able to select your disease of interest.

Weekly data from Tableau dashboard
Monthly data from Tableau dashboard
Mumps data is included in the Annual Oregon Selected Communicable Disease Summary Communicable Disease Summary

Mumps (vaccine-preventable)

Disease Information

Disease Reporting

Data

See Also