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Table 2 Characteristics of confirmed mumps cases and outbreaks according to circulating virus genotypes. Catalonia 2007–2011

From: Mumps: MMR vaccination and genetic diversity of mumps virus, 2007–2011 in Catalonia, Spain

CASES

Confirmed cases

Laboratory-confirmed cases

Genotype G

Genotype D

Othersa

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

581

 

364

 

126

 

23

 

5

 

  Male

347

59.7%

201

55.2%

78

61.9%

11

47.8%

4

80.0%

  Female

234

40.3%

163

44.8%

48

38.1%

12

52.2%

1

20.0%

Age group (years)

  < 1

4

0.7%

2

0.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 1–4

69

11.9%

34

9.3%

3

2.4%

5

21.7%

0

0.0%

 5–14

209

36.0%

116

31.9%

32

25.4%

13

56.5%

3

60.0%

 15–24

173

29.8%

111

30.5%

56

44.4%

1

4.3%

0

0.0%

 25–34

75

12.9%

78

21.4%

28

22.2%

4

17.4%

1

20.0%

  ≥ 35

51

8.8%

23

6.3%

7

5.6%

0

0.0%

1

20.0%

Year

          

 2007

272

46.8%

204

56.0%

90

71.4%

1

4.3%

1

20.0%

 2008

85

14.6%

56

15.4%

2

1.6%

10

43.5%

3

60.0%

 2009

56

9.6%

22

6.0%

8

6.3%

1

4.3%

1

20.0%

 2010

68

11.7%

30

8.2%

5

4.0%

8

34.8%

0

0.0%

 2011

100

17.2%

52

14.3%

21

16.7%

3

13.0%

0

0.0%

Laboratory tests

364

62.6%

        

rtRT-PCR assays

  

160

44.0%

108

85.7%

22

95.7%

4

80.0%

 IgM assays

  

166

45.6%

 

 

 

 Both tests

  

30

8.2%

18

14.3%

1

4.3%

1

20.0%

 Seroconversion

  

8

2.2%

 

 

 

 Epidemiologically-linked cases

217

37.4%

364

       

Vaccination status

 Non-vacinated

150

25.8%

110

30.2%

34

27.0%

8

34.8%

2

40.0%

 One MMR dose

85

14.6%

97

26.6%

39

31.0%

4

17.4%

0

0.0%

 Two MMR doses

314

54.0%

145

39.8%

52

41.3%

10

43.5%

3

60.0%

 Unknown number

15

2.6%

4

1.1%

1

0.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 Missing information

17

2.9%

8

2.2%

0

0.0%

1

4.3%

0

0.0%

Complications

          

 Orchitis

20

3.4%

19

5.2%

7

5.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 Encephalitis

3

0.5%

3

0.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 Fever

344

59.2%

235

64.6%

83

65.4%

7

30.4%

3

100.0%

Time since second dose of MMR vaccine

 0–5 years

89

28.3%

45

31.1%

9

17.3%

4

40.0%

1

33.3%

  ≥ 6 years

225

71.7%

100

68.9%

43

82.7%

6

60.0%

2

66.7%

OUTBREAKS

Number of outbreaks

Outbreak related cases

Genotype G

Genotype D

Othersa

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total outbreaks

51b

_

324

_

20

_

4

_

3

_

Year

          

 2007

31

60.8%

166

51.2%

16

80.0%

0

0.0%

1

33.3%

 2008

11

21.6%

39

12.0%

0

0.0%

2

50.0%

2

66.7%

 2009

2

3.9%

9

2.8%

2

10.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 2010

3

5.9%

19

5.9%

1

5.0%

2

50.0%

0

0.0%

 2011

4

7.8%

91

28.1%

1

5.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Setting

 Family

18

35.3%

42

13.0%

7

35.0%

1

25.0%

0

0.0%

 Secondary

13

25.5%

56

17.3%

3

15.0%

1

25.0%

1

33.3%

 High school

8

15.7%

168

51.9%

3

15.0%

2

50.0%

1

33.3%

 Occupational

3

5.9%

7

2.2%

1

5.0%

0

0.0%

1

33.3%

 Community (discotheque, football team, neighbours)

9

17.6%

51

15.7%

6

30.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

  1. aOthers: Genotype F, Genotype H and Genotype J
  2. bIn 21 outbreaks the genotype was not known and 3 outbreaks were not typable”