Mumps cases started appearing earlier this year in Canada, spreading quickly to Ontario in Canada. Mumps has infected more than 200 people.
The disease, which originated in eastern Nova Scotia province and has infected 203 people there, has spread to central provinces, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) said.
Ontario is reporting three confirmed cases with five other suspected cases under investigation. New Brunswick also has reported 34 cases and Prince Edward Island had one confirmed case.
In Nova Scotia, the centre of the outbreak, public health officials admitted they are considering a catch-up vaccination campaign for university students and health-care workers, several of whom have become infected while caring for mumps cases.
Mumps causes swollen and tender glands and other flu-like symptoms, and can lead to sterility, deafness and viral meningitis. It is spread by coughing, sneezing, sharing drinks and food, and kissing, and can be contagious for about seven days before symptoms appear, and up to nine days after.
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