The Hawaii Department of Health said it could be a year before the state's mumps outbreak, which officials began investigating in March, comes to an end, according Hawaii News Now.
Health officials confirmed 284 mumps cases in the state as of Aug. 24. The current case count marks a 27-case increase from a week prior. In the last month, health officials have recorded 112 new mumps cases in the state. In all of 2016, the state experienced a total of 10 mumps cases.
The mumps is often spread through sneezing, coughing and the sharing of common items, like cups, that come into contact with saliva. The illness is characterized by swollen salivary glands, fever and headache.
To learn more about the mumps, click here.
More articles on infection control:
Minnesota's largest measles outbreak in decades is officially over
Top 10 infection control stories, Aug. 21-25
2 patients contract Legionnaires' at Seattle's UW Medical Center: 5 things to know