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Mumps outbreak spreading The Mumps virus, which started in Springdale schools, has now been reported in Rogers Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT P40/29'S AJ MCCORD JOINS US NOW PWITH THE VERY LATEST. PAJ: THERE ARE CONFIRMED MUMPS PCASES IN THE ROGERS AND PSPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PACCORDING TO ARKANSAS DEPARTME POF HEALTH. PTODAY, WE LEARNED THAT TWO PSTUDENTS AT ROGERS NEW PTECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THE PMUMP PAS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WE PALSO KNOW THERE ARE 8 CONFIRMED PCASES OF MUMPS AND 25 STUDENTS PWHO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF THE MUMPS PIN THE SPRINGDALE SCHOOL PDISTRICT. PACCORDING TO THE ARKANSAS PDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THERE ARE A PTOTAL OF 22 CONFIRMED MUMPS PCASES AND 54 PEOPLE WITH PSYMPTOMS. PONCE A SCHOOL HAS A STUDENT THAT PSHOWS SYMPTOMS ANY STUDENT AT PTHAT SCHOOL WHO HAS NOT BEEN PIMMUNIZED MUST EITHER GO HOM PFOR UP TO 26 DAYS -- A TIME PDICTATED BY THE DEPARTMENT O PHEALTH -- OR GET THEIR PVACCINATION TO INSURE THEY DO PNOT SPREAD THE VIRUS. P>> WE HAVE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT PTHAT IF IT'S IN ONE COMMUNITY IN PTHE AREA, IT COULD EASILY BE IN PANOTHER COMMUNITY. PWE'VE BEEN EMPHASIZING HEALTHY PHYGIENE PRACTICES AS ALWAYS WITH POUR STUDENTS. P>> IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE THAT'S PCOME TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND PUNFORTUNATELY IT'S OUR STUDENTS PWHO SUFFER THROUGH THIS. PAJ: IF YOUR STUDENT HAS NOT BEEN PVACCINATED, YOU HAVE UNTIL POCTOBER 3 TO GET THEM VACCINATED POR SUBMIT YOUR EXEMPTION PAPPLICATION.