There are now nearly168 mumps cases confirmed across Auckland and Waikato where several teens have been hospitalised with complications. Photo: iStockA dozen pupils at a West Auckland primary school where a child has fallen ill with mumps have been forced to stay home until they can prove they are immunised. As health authorities grapple with the worst outbreak in a decade the number of new mumps cases across Auckland and Waikato keeps rising. Thirty Auckland schools have been affected, and non-immunised students have to stay home for weeks at a time. The latest figures show 153 cases in Auckland, up from 138 cases on Monday, and 15 cases in Waikato.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 06, 2017 02:03 UTC