India, March 11 -- Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia has been put on a red alert, with health experts issuing warning to the passengers about potential measles outbreak.

The warning comes after the extremely contagious respiratory infection was detected in a traveler arriving on an overseas flight, Daily Mail reported.

The passengers, who were in the baggage claim area of Terminal A at Washington Dulles on March 5 between the hours of 4 and 9 pm, have been alerted that they may be at high risk of contracting the virus.

Meanwhile, officials advised the patients, who visited the pediatric emergency department at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Maryland on March 7, to look out for symptoms.

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