objective: mumps infection is endemic in iran and mumps parotiditis is a common disease in iranian children. there has been a dramatic decrease in the worldwide incidence of mumps since the introduction and use in 1968 of the very effective and inexpensive mumps vaccine. in iran probably due to a higher percentage of unvaccinated young persons material& methods: this descriptive case-series stu...

to determine the frequency of mumps infection in children hospitalized with aseptic meningoencephalitis ( me), as well as its correlation with parotiditis, this case-series study was conducted in the pediatric ward ofrasool akram hospital in tehran, iran, from 1 999 to 2001. t he blood samples of these patients were tested for specific igm antibody for mumps by elisa method. the results of this...

a micro neutralization test was used for the detection and evaluation of mumps neutralizing antibodies. a total of 1037 blood samples from selected groups of students aged 7 to 22 years in south and east of tehran, 139 blood samples from the umbilical cords of pregnant women at two tehran hospitals at delivery time, and 190 samples from children under five years of age who were living in two vi...

background mumps, measles and rubella viruses lead to various kinds of complica- tions such as meningoencephalitis, deafness, congenital abnormalities and even cause mortality in malnourished patients,. since 2004, mmr vaccination in two series of one year of age and four to six years has been administered to iranian children as a part of routine vaccination program. recently, mmr vaccination s...

To determine the frequency of mumps infection in children hospitalized with aseptic meningoencephalitis ( ME), as well as its correlation with parotiditis, this case-series study was conducted in the pediatric ward ofRasool Akram Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from 1 999 to 2001. T he blood samples of these patients were tested for specific IgM antibody for mumps by Elisa method. The results of...

Mumps outbreaks in recent years have given rise to questions about the effectiveness of the mumps vaccine. This study examined the epidemiological data from a recent mumps outbreak in Israel and from outbreaks in other countries with high vaccination coverage, and considered whether long-established vaccination policies designed to protect against mumps are in need of revision. Of over 5000 cas...

PURPOSE Mumps meningitis is a common complication of mumps infection; however, information on mumps meningitis in the postvaccine era is limited. The purpose of the present study was to determine factors associated with mumps meningitis and to discuss the effect of vaccination on this disease. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients younger than 19 years with mumps, diagnosed at a univer...

measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis b virus (hbv) and varicella zoster virus (vzv) cause infectious diseases that can be effectively prevented by vaccination. vaccination of medical students is important, because they are more likely to become exposed and infected by these viruses. a total of 180 students, consisting of 90 women and 90 men, were serologically screened for measles, rubella and mu...