Mumps outbreaks in migrant detention facilities detailed in new report

A new report details the first outbreaks of mumps in U.S. migrant detention centers. Nearly 900 cases have been reported in facilities since September 2018. A Texas center had the first cases, followed by 56 other locations across 18 states — translating to nearly 1 in 5 of all Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. Most cases were in adult migrants, with a small fraction of facility staff affected. In response, ICE’s health services arm provided more than 25,000 doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. As of last week, the outbreaks are ongoing in 15 facilities across seven states. In the U.S. overall, some 16,000 mumps cases have been reported since 2015, often in close quarters because the disease is highly contagious.