The CDC reports that 900 cases of mumps have been reported over the past year at immigrant detention centers in the US. What’s surprising is that several dozen workers have gotten sick, raising questions about the MMR vaccine.

Also: Ebola deaths top 2,000 in Congo; wave of respiratory illness blamed on e-cigarettes; and the little asteroid that could.

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