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"Washington decided that because of the mumps they didn't want schools from Dubuque competing," said Tim Calderwood, Loras' sports information director. Dubuque is in northeast Iowa, one of the areas of the state hit hardest by the mumps.
"We always have the health and safety of our athletes and of our competitors as our top priority," Calderwood said. He said none of the Loras athletes had mumps, and "we ask our opponents to trust our coaches and know that, they would not bring a student who is showing symptoms of mumps to their school."So far cases also have been reported in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Kansas' more than 140 confirmed cases, Nebraska's more than 100, and Illinois' more than 80 far outnumbers mumps reports in typical years. Most other states affected by the outbreak still are reporting fewer than 50 cases.See the full content of this document
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Mumps Spreads Across Midwest, More Vaccine Promised
DES MOINES, Iowa - In the worst outbreak in nearly 20 years, mumps cases are spilling out of Iowa, popping up in Illinois and at least six other Midwestern states and perhaps seven more - leading to promises of extra v...
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