PASSENGERS who flew from Brisbane to Sydney on a recent Qantas flight may have been exposed to measles, NSW and Queensland health authorities say.
The warning comes after it was confirmed a passenger on Qantas flight 0545 that left Brisbane at 5.25pm (AEST) on Saturday had the highly contagious disease.
Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director of Communicable Diseases at NSW Health, says people on that flight should watch out for symptoms such as fever, tiredness, runny nose, cough and sore red eyes. Symptoms could be expected to appear any time between August 30 and September 10.
So far this year eight measles-infected travellers have arrived in NSW, while measles cases linked to international travellers have also been reported in Melbourne and Brisbane.
In Victoria, 10 cases of measles were detected in just three weeks.
A Melbourne man has been linked to four cases in Victoria and one in Queensland after his diagnosis earlier this month prompted health alerts in both states.
Local public health units are contacting passengers who were seated near the infected passenger on the Qantas flight.
People who believe they have symptoms of measles, which can cause swelling of the brain, should seek medical advice.
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