College students at risk of contracting mumps may have to be vaccinated.
Officials at University College Northampton (UCN) are considering whether to administer a mass vaccination programme.
There have been three confirmed cases and several suspected cases of the infection over the last week.
Mark Ferguson, from UCN said: "We're advising the student body to avoid close contact until we get a handle on the situation."
Mumps is largely spread through saliva.
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