Mumps Cases Reported in Tertiary Hospital During 2017-2018 in Baghdad, Iraq

Background:Mumps is a disease caused by the mumps virus. It spread from human-to-human via direct contact or by airborne droplets. Initial signs and symptoms often include fever, muscle pain, headache, poor appetite, and feeling generally unwell.This is then usually followed by painful swelling of one or both parotid salivary glands

Method:A cross sectional study conducted in Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital during the period from January 2017 through December 2018. All patients of different ages and from both sexes diagnosed with mumps were included in this study.

Results:Most infections 72.1%occur in age groups ≥15 years. The high percentage of cases occur in males (62.5%). Cases reported among the vaccinated patients in all age groups, 16 patients (55.2%) of children were ≤14 years of age. Those who don’t know about their vaccination state constitute (77.3%) of patient aged ≥15. There was a significant association between immunization state and age. High percent of infection in 2017 were in March (14.4%), April (10.6%) and January (7.7%) while lowest rates of infection were showed in year 2018 for the same period.

Conclusion:The role of vaccination was limited in protection of patients against mumps disease; third booster dose of mumps vaccine is recommended to prevent future epidemics.