Ireland
Mumps outbreak stops university open day
Friday, 25 April 2008 16:58Tomorrow's 'University Day' at NUI Maynooth has been cancelled after a few cases of mumps were reported on campus.
The university is contacting the 10,000 Leaving Cert students who had been invited to the open day to inform them of the cancellation.
The open day will not be re-scheduled.
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NUI Maynooth students and staff have also been informed, and free vaccinations are available.
This is the second time in recent weeks that there has been a jump in the number of mumps cases at a third level college. Earlier this month, a number of students at the University of Limerick were infected with the virus. Authorities there are working with the HSE to monitor the situation.
