Reports on Mumps Findings from Showa Women's University Provide New Insights (Susceptibility of Nursery Teachers To Measles, Rubella, Varicella and Mumps In Japan).

A study conducted by Showa Women's University in Tokyo, Japan, aimed to understand the vaccine and infection histories of nursery teachers for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. The researchers sent questionnaires to 5,000 nursery teachers and received 1,620 responses. The study found that the proportions of susceptibility for measles, rubella, and varicella were higher, ranging from 22-23%, while the proportion for mumps was 42%. The research concluded that susceptibility to measles and rubella was higher among respondents in their 30s, while susceptibility to varicella and mumps was higher among respondents in their 20s. [Extracted from the article]