Health officials in Oakland County say they have confirmed with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that two people with measles arrived on a flight to Detroit in late October.

The Oakland County Health Division reports in a Tuesday, Nov. 6 news release that the two people arrived at about 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Anyone who traveled through the Detroit airport around that date, is advised to keep a keen eye on any developing symptoms and illnesses.

"If symptoms develop, it is crucial to call ahead to the healthcare provider you plan to visit so they can take proper precautions to prevent exposure to other individuals," the release from the Oakland County reads.

"Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that is spread by direct person-to-person contact, and through the air by a contagious person sneezing or coughing. The virus can live for up to two hours in the air where the infected person coughed or sneezed."

Measles symptoms typically develop about a week or two after exposure, but can even take as long as three weeks in some scenarios. Typical symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes, tiny white spots in and around the mouth, and a rash on either the face, truck or extremities.

Russel Faust, Oakland County's medical director, tells the Detroit News that the airport doesn't need to take any further action since the measles virus has a two-hour shelf life in the air or on surfaces. He told the newspaper that Oakland County has had three reported Measles cases in 2018, and that the first was also at the airport back in early March.

The Measles vaccine is a two-dose series that costs $71 per dose, and there is a $7 fee per person. Oakland County's health division says it accepts health insurance and Medicaid, and that there are no added fees for using a credit or debit card.

"No one will be denied access due to inability to pay," the health department's news release reads.