Team taking precautions against mumps
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NASHVILLE, TENN. — The WInnipeg Jets are ready to take precautions in the wake of the recent diagnosis of mumps among NHL players and possibly officials as they head into a weekend that has them playing one of the teams affected.
Jets team spokesman Scott Brown said Friday the club will be on high alert and conferring with their hosts when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. The Wild, Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues have been affected by mumps.
Brown said that the Jets carry with them on the road a portable ozone machine that disinfects their dressing room. Other issues, like sharing water bottles and towels, will be closely monitored in the coming days.
Brown also said the team and the club’s staff will be offered mumps vaccinations when they return to Winnipeg after Sunday’s game against the Wild.
No Jets player or staff member has exhibited any symptoms to date.
The symptoms of mumps can take two to three weeks to show themselves. Right now, the Wild have Marco Scandella and Jonas Brodin out with mumps symptoms.
Defenceman Keith Ballard was diagnosed with mumps and missed eight games, while defenceman Christian Folin missed five games with similar symptoms.
In Anaheim, Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin have been diagnosed with the mumps.
NHL officials Eric Furlatt and Steve Miller have also been affected, missing time after working games in Anaheim.
The NHL has been monitoring the outbreak of mumps since it first surfaced in Anaheim last month.
The league has an “infection control subcommittee” dealing with the matter. It’s comprised of team physicians and trainers, who collaborate to send the most up-to-date information to teams on treatments as well as pro-active and preventative steps that can be taken.
The exchange of information has led the league to prepare a package of information that’s being shared with all teams.
— Campbell
