At a glance
Public health professionals can use this Be Ready for Mumps toolkit to communicate with different audiences when preparing for and responding to mumps cases and outbreaks.
About this toolkit
This Be Ready for Mumps toolkit provides preparedness, outbreak response, and communication resources to help you and your jurisdiction effectively communicate with the public, healthcare providers, and partners before and during a mumps outbreak.
While mumps is less common in the United States than it was before vaccination became routine, outbreaks still occur, particularly in settings where people have close, prolonged contact, such as schools, colleges, camps, and other congregate environments. Anyone who is not protected against mumps through vaccination is at risk of infection. Even among vaccinated populations, outbreaks can occur because immunity may decrease over time.
The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine remains the most effective tool for preventing mumps and reducing the severity of illness and spread during outbreaks.
Intended users
State and local health departments
What's included
Fact sheets, social media, outbreak-related response tools for clinicians and other public health professionals.
How to use this toolkit
This toolkit can help your jurisdiction prepare for mumps outbreaks by helping you to:
- Establish case identification and reporting within your jurisdiction.
- Enhance education, outreach, and communication to your communities, including healthcare providers and under-vaccinated communities before and during an outbreak.
For your health department
Response tools
Templates
Related pages
Strategies for the Control and Investigation of Mumps Outbreaks
Chapter 9: Mumps | Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Mumps Outbreak Control in Detention Facilities
Preventing Spread of Infections in K-12 Schools
American College Health Association Mumps Outbreak Toolkit
2025 CDC Training for Viral Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) Surveillance
For the public & your communities
Outbreak communication
Fact sheets
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Social media graphics
General mumps communication
Fact sheets
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Social media graphics
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