MUMPS cases are still on the rise in the North West.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has renewed its call for teenagers and young adults to protect themselves against the disease.
Confirmed cases of mumps in the North- West soared from 395 in 2008 to 1376 in 2009.
More than 900 of those cases involved people aged 15-24.
Professor Qutub Syed, Director, HPA North West, said: “These latest figures, which reveal how the North-West compares with the rest of the country, make for alarming reading.”
