A Glendale elementary school is taking no chances after a first-grader became ill over the weekend and was being treated for a serious respiratory condition, according to a letter sent to parents Tuesday.

Officials at Vistancia Elementary School said they didn't have a specific diagnosis for the illness, but were working with the Maricopa County Health Department and had relocated several classrooms to clean and sanitize surface areas, according to the letter.

A Peoria Unified School District official told CBS 5 News the district was investigating the illness as a possible case of enterovirus-68, which has been sweeping the country, but that the county health department has not been able to confirm EV-68.

Should the child test positive for EV-68, it would be the first case in Arizona, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

All but four states have reported cases of EV-68, which has symptoms similar to flu but is hard on children with asthma or other respiratory conditions. No cases have been reported in Arizona, according to the CDC.

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