mumps

Officials at Quincy University confirm that a QU student has been diagnosed with a case of the mumps.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging University of Illinois students to get vaccinated to help curb a growing mumps outbreak.

Lab results have confirmed that six University of Missouri students came down with the mumps, while a seventh suspected case came back negative.

Health officials in Boone County says seven suspected cases of mumps have been reported in the Columbia area.

Public health officials say they hope the number of mumps cases in the state has peaked.