A confirmed case of mumps was identified Thursday in a Marquette University student who lives in a university residence hall, a university spokeswoman said. Keli Wollmer, the campus medical clinic's interim director, released a statement saying that a physician has confirmed the student is recovering and is no longer contagious. She said the clinic is working closely with the City of Milwaukee Health Department to initiate the appropriate follow-up communication with close contacts of the case. Per university protocol, all faculty, staff and students were notified of the confirmed case of mumps and requested to watch for symptoms and take precautions to stay healthy and help prevent the spread of illness. In addition, a separate letter was sent to all faculty, staff and students who could have come in contact with the student through an academic class or residence hall. Since 2007, Marquette has required that every student receive two doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine before they are allowed to register for classes. Immunization with two doses of the vaccine is the safest and most effective way to prevent up to 88 percent of mumps infections. Mumps is less contagious than measles or chickenpox, and most people with mumps recover fully.