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To investigate an outbreak of genotype C mumps virus in a boarding school in China and assess its epidemiological characteristics.

Epidemiological and molecular analysis of the first outbreak caused by genotype C mumps virus in China

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Epidemiological analysis uncovers a genotype C mumps outbreak in a school, suggesting urgent vaccination improvements.

To investigate an outbreak of genotype C mumps virus in a boarding school in China and assess its epidemiological characteristics.
Conducted an epidemiological investigation at a boarding school.
Collected clinical specimens for testing mumps virus RNA and genomic sequencing.
Performed phylogenetic analysis to identify genotypes and transmission pathways.
Identified 157 mumps cases, with only 36.96% of individuals vaccinated.
Obtained sequences showed 100% homology with each other and 95.8% with reference genotypes.
Confirmed the outbreak as the first genotype C MuV event in China and Yunnan Province.

Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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