Possible Mumps Case At North Side Elementary School: CPS

CHICAGO, IL — Officials from Chicago Public Schools alerted parents Monday of a possible case of mumps at a North Side elementary school, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The possible case, which hasn't been confirmed, is at Helen C. Pierce School of International Studies, 1423 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., in the Andersonville neighborhood, the report stated. The mumps diagnosis by the city's Department of Public Health is only preliminary, and CPS says it will work with the department to take whatever precautionary measures it needs to, the report added.

In the past week, health officials around the Chicago area have been investigating reports of the contagious disease.

RELATED: Mumps Outbreak Confirmed At Barrington High; More Probable Cases Reported In Lake Co.

Three cases of the mumps have been confirmed at Barrington High School, and a Barrington resident with no ties to the school also has been confirmed with the disease. The Lake County Health Department has classified these confirmed and additional probable cases as an outbreak.

RELATED: No Mumps Case At South Middle School: District 25

Suspected mumps case also have been reported at Libertyville High School, and a Lake Zurich adult has been diagnosed with a probable case. An Arlington Heights middle school reported a possible case, but the student's test results came back negative for the mumps Tuesday.

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