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A correctional facility in New Jersey was placed in receivership following five reported mumps cases among inmates. No other detainees will be accepted at Bergen County Prison and none will be allowed out.
"Until now, no staff member shows signs of infection," said James Tedesco, Bergen County Executive, at a press conference. "We ordered the rapid delivery of 1,000 doses of MMR vaccine to be administered to prison staff and inmates."
All five cases have been diagnosed clinically but have not yet been confirmed by testing.
"Visitors, lawyers, we will still allow these visits, however, they will be held in a controlled environment where detainees will not be allowed," said Anthony Cureton, sheriff of Bergen County.
Prison officials told WCBS 880 that the outbreak involved prisoners from the general population and not those detained on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Earlier this year, more than 2,200 people have been exposed to mumps in ICE detention centers in the United States. In HoustonMumps was diagnosed in seven adult inmates who contracted the virus in February.
Mumps is spread through direct contact with saliva or respiratory droplets from the mouth, nose or throat.
Mumps is considered highly contagious, but can be prevented with a vaccine. Mumps usually begins with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue and loss of appetite, followed by swollen salivary glands, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Centers for Disease Control considers people who have received two doses of the mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) as children, according to the US immunization schedule protected for life.
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