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The New York City Department of Health says it's investigating a mumps outbreak in Brooklyn.
Officials say 57 confirmed and probable cases of the virus have been reported since August 21.
The outbreak was traced to a child who traveled to England, where the illness is more common. Officials believe that child infected others at a summer camp upstate.
The mumps outbreak continued in Borough Park once the school year began.
Cases ranged in age from 1 to 42 years old, but most have occurred in children ages 10 to 15.
Officials say three-quarters of the children who have come down with the mumps were vaccinated against it, which is supposed to protect against the illness 90 percent of the time. They stress the importance of getting vaccinated.

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The Ocean County Health Department, in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, is currently investigating multiple reports of mumps in Lakewood Township. The majority of cases is in fully immunized young adults and may have spread to household and other close contacts.