Palmetto High School is the first person in Florida confirmed to have measles, the highly contagious respiratory disease.

Health officials are closely monitoring several measles cases across the country, including one case in Florida.

Measles was declared eliminated in 2000 in the U.S., but it has been making a comeback in recent months amid rising anti-vaccine sentiment.

After a case of measles was confirmed at a high school in Miami-Dade County, school officials said that they are taking the ...