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CDC: Mumps Spread in US Migrant Detention Centers

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   TheU.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed
   nearly 900 cases of mumpsamongpeopleat adult migration detention
   facilities across the United Statesin the last year.
   The virus swept across 57 detention centers in 19 states, sickening 898
   migrants between Sept. 1, 2018, and Aug. 22, the CDC said Thursday.
   Thirty-three staff members were also infected.
   The CDC said the virus continues to spread as more migrants are
   arrested or transferred between facilities.
   Mumps is a contagious virus that causes swollen glands, puffy cheeks,
   fever, headaches and, in severe cases, hearing loss and meningitis.
   Mumps outbreaks are rare in the U.S.because ofvaccinations, but the
   disease is easily transmittable in spaces where people have close,
   prolonged contact.
   The CDC said most of those infectedwere men who caught the virus while
   in detention.
   Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox said all
   detainees go through a medical screening within 24 hours of arriving at
   the facilities.

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