The warning comes days after another measles alert was issued in Victoria after a British woman aged in her 20s, who was infected with measles, visited several major attractions in Melbourne and along the Great Ocean Road earlier this month.

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued an alert to all passengers on the flight and anyone near the international baggage area at the airport last Wednesday morning to check for the signs and symptoms of the disease.

Deputy chief health officer, doctor Brett Sutton, said the department was also working with airline officials to identify and contact passengers who shared the international flight into Melbourne.

“People who were at Melbourne Airport last Wednesday particularly around the international baggage collection area, who develop illness over the next week, should alert their doctor or hospital emergency department," Dr Sutton said.

Measles has an incubation period of up to 18 days, meaning those exposed could show symptoms until about March 25.