Three more measles cases have been reported in Minnesota in the past week.

The Minnesota Department of Health said the new cases all involved unvaccinated children who live in Dakota County. All three have also not traveled outside of the state in recent weeks.

Health officials are working with local health departments to contact people believed to have been exposed.

These new cases bring the state's number of identified cases this year to eight.

Earlier this summer, officials announced an unvaccinated child, also from Dakota County, exposed hundreds of people to measles during a visit to Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe.

As of Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has identified 36 measles cases this year, with the most recent cases connected to an out-of-st

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