According to media reports, the number of mumps cases among children in India is on the rise. This viral infection is causing a stir, especially in states such as Maharashtra, Hyderabad and Telangana.
Checking mumps status should be part of a travel medical consultation. All persons born after 1963 who have no documented protection against the infection should be vaccinated twice with MMR vaccine. Due to the insufficient efficacy of the Rubini vaccine strain (contained in the Triviraten® vaccine), individuals who have received this vaccine strain should receive additional MMR doses (i.e. 1 or 2 MMR doses, aiming for a total of 2 mumps-effective vaccine doses).