At least 153 unvaccinated students exposed to measles in South Carolina schools are quarantining, according to local health officials.

In a media briefing on Thursday, officials confirmed these students were exposed contacts without immunity, leaving them to be excluded from school until the period of potential disease transmission has ended.

The schools, Spartanburg County's Global Academy and Fairforest Elementary School, are working with the South Carolina Department of Public Health to implement recommended precautionary measures to ensure student and teacher safety, according to the briefing.

On Thursday, officials confirmed the state's 11th case of measles overall in South Carolina this year and the eighth case since Sept. 25.

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