The number of cases of mumps in Ireland is up by over 600 per cent compared to the same period last year.
There have been more cases of the highly-contagious disease in the first 11 weeks of 2019, than all of last year.
The majority of cases are among teenagers and young adults.
Louise spoke to Dr Mark O’Loughlin, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway.
