Cheerleaders exposed to mumps at recent competition in Dallas

HOUSTON – Dozens of cheerleaders may have been exposed to a person with mumps at a competition in Dallas late last month, according to a letter sent to parents from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The letter said anyone who was at the National Cheerleaders Association All-Star National Championship from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center may have been exposed.

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The letter was sent to inform parents of the exposure.

The person with mumps was from another state, according to a person close to the situation.

No mumps cases have been identified in Texas.


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