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San Diego State's football team is dealing with a mumps outbreak as it prepares for Saturday's Pac-12 opener against Texas State. A bulletin to San Diego State students from the university on Wednesday said San Diego County Public Health Services had confirmed 14 cases and that the outbreak remained within a single athletic team. The university hasn't identified the team; the San Diego Union-Tribune previously reported that it is the football team. The Aztecs' initial availability report Wednesday included nearly three dozen players, including 17 who were listed as doubtful or out

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... Earlier this week, Lewis declined to identify the players who were part of the mumps outbreak, citing federal privacy laws.

The university had confirmed three cases of mumps and two probable cases on Sept. 18, and all five of the students were connected to a single team. The university said the players were no longer contagious.

The university's email Wednesday from Dr. T. Ghosh, medical director of San Diego State Student Health Services, said that "because mumps symptoms can develop 12 to 25 days after exposure, these new cases reflect spread within the team and potential exposure to additional close contacts. The university continues to take a number of daily actions." ...


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