Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story stated a case of mumps was confirmed at O’Connell Drive Elementary School. The Nova Scotia Health Authority has since told Global News that it is not a confirmed case of mumps. Global News regrets this error.
A case of the mumps originally confirmed at O’Connell Drive Elementary School in Porters Lake, N.S. has since been reported as not confirmed by the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
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Parents were notified last Tuesday and urged to check their children’s vaccination records.
While originally reported confirmed by the school, the Nova Scotia Health Authority said in an email it was not a confirmed case.
The school later issued a clarification to parents and guardians regarding the virus.
The mumps virus is spread when a person with the illness coughs or sneezes nearby, or shares food or drinks with other people.
Symptoms of mumps include swelling and pain in the jaw, fever, headache, tiredness, aching muscles and joints, and vomiting.
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The Nova Scotia Health Authority says it can take two to three weeks for symptoms to appear after exposure.
Last month, a case of the mumps was also confirmed at Halifax West High School.
— With files from Global News’ Cory McGraw.
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