San Diego State University is dealing with a mumps outbreak that has sickened five student athletes on a single sports team, with county health officials now working alongside campus leadership to notify the wider student body. The first known symptoms surfaced on September 6, and a case was formally confirmed during the week of September 14.
County Public Health Services announced the outbreak Friday, saying it has confirmed five combined confirmed and probable mumps cases tied to student athletes on one SDSU team, according to a statement posted by San Diego County
on X. The agency said it is coordinating directly with SDSU leadership on notifications to the broader campus community as the situation develops…