Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People
For a full list of topics: A-Z Index
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Mumps
    CDC Home
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Syndicate

    For Health Departments

    Minus
    Related Pages
    paper icon
    Guidance for Optimizing Mumps Testing

    Information about the Mumps Outbreaks Consultation Service, samples to collect for genotyping, how to guide providers toward best mumps testing practices

    medical icon
    When to Use a Third Dose of MMR Vaccine During Outbreaks

    How to implement ACIP recommendation for a 3rd dose of MMR vaccine for people at increased risk during a mumps outbreak

    tools icon
    Mumps Job-Aid Template for Providers

    An algorithm to share with clinicians on how to collect the correct specimen depending on timing, symptoms, and patient vaccination status. You can modify this template with your health department’s information and outbreak guidance.

    Related Page
    • Surveillance Manual: Chapter on MumpsGuidance on surveillance activities for vaccine-preventable diseases.

    Page last reviewed: March 15, 2019
    Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases
    home Mumps Home
    • About Mumps expand
      • Signs & Symptoms
      • Transmission
      • Complications
      • Photos of Mumps
    • Mumps Vaccination
    • Mumps Cases & Outbreaks expand
      • Questions and Answers for Patients
    • Information for Travelers
    • For Healthcare Providers
    • For Health Departments expand
      • Guidance for Optimizing Mumps Testing
      • Using a 3rd dose of MMR
      • Mumps Job-Aid Template for Providers
    • Laboratory Testing for Mumps Infection expand
      • Specimen Collection, Storage, and Shipment
      • Questions and Answers about Lab Testing
      • Serology to Diagnose Mumps
    • Resources expand
      • Multimedia
      • MMWR Articles
      • Outbreak Articles
    Related Links
    • World Health OrganizationExternal file_external
    • Medline PlusExternal file_external
    HAVE QUESTIONS?
    Visit CDC-INFO
    Call 800-232-4636
    Email CDC-INFO
    Open 24/7
    CDC INFORMATION
    • About CDC
    • Jobs
    • Funding
    • Policies
    • File Viewers & Players
    • Privacy
    • FOIA
    • No Fear Act
    • OIG
    • Nondiscrimination
    • Accessibility
    CONNECT WITH CDC
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Snapchat

    • Youtube
    • Syndicate
    • CDC TV
    • RSS
    • Email
    U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
    USA.gov
    CDC Website Exit Disclaimer external icon
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn

    Exit Notification/Disclaimer Policy

    Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.
    • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
    • Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
    • You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
    • CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website.
    For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers.