Leaders at a Minneapolis school say the Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed a measles case involving one of its students.

According to a news release from Twin Cities International Schools, leaders are working with the agency to make sure all other students, staff and community are safe. According to the school, parents and guardians have been given guidance from the MDH, and staff are implementing "proactive measures to mitigate the situation."

Leaders with the school and MDH say families will be updated as needed.

No details about the student or how the student was exposed to the disease have been provided.

Measles, also known as rubeola, is caused by a virus and is extremely contagious. It can be spread through the air when anyone infected with the virus breathes and coughs

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