Doctors are scrambling to deal with an unrelenting and unprecedented mumps outbreak that has landed teenagers in hospital and led to one developing meningitis. So far there have been more than 130 mumps cases in Auckland in the first six months of this year compared with just 35 for last year. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has blamed low vaccination rates for fuelling the city's outbreak. "This year we have had over 130 mumps cases in Auckland compared with 35 last year. In rare cases mumps could cause permanent hearing loss.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2017 23:15 UTC