Several more people in Melbourne have contracted measles, taking the current outbreak to 11 confirmed cases, Victoria's health department says.
The latest diagnoses were confirmed on the weekend, the state's chief health officer Charles Guest said on Sunday.
Eight of the 11 cases are connected through a workplace at the Collins Square building in Docklands and its immediate surroundings, while two people also passed through Melbourne airport on flights to and from Asia.
Professor Guest says people should look out for measles symptoms if they attended any of the locations where confirmed patients were present before they were diagnosed.
Measles usually begins with common cold symptoms such as runny nose, red eyes and a cough - followed by fever and rash three to seven days after the first symptoms.
Measles has an incubation period of seven to 18 days and people may not develop symptoms up until mid-October, Professor Guest said.
LOCATIONS VISITED BY INFECTIOUS MEASLES PATIENTS
* September 20: Melbourne International Airport, Jetstar flight JQ 26 from Denpasar.
* September 20-22: North Richmond, Southern Cross, Murrumbeena and South Yarra train stations.
* September 22: the Australian Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at the State Theatre.
* September 23: AFL Preliminary Final (Gate 5, Level 4) at the MCG, Greville St in Prahran; Chapel St in Windsor; the Maribyrnong Boathouse, The Boulevard in Moonee Ponds.
* September 24: Melbourne International Airport, Qantas Club Lounge (8-10am); Qantas flight QF 29 to Hong Kong; KMart Moonee Ponds; DFO Essendon.
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