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(The airline is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn passengers.)
Health authorities are trying to find passengers on four Southwest Airlines flights last month who may have been exposed to measles.
Travelers shared flights on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22 with a person from North Texas who was later diagnosed with the highly contagious virus. The flights went to Dallas, Houston and Harlingen.
The airline does not disclose the traveler's identity with measles, a spokesman for Southwest Airlines added.
(AP)
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The Houston Department of Health says it's helping to find passengers who may have been exposed to the virus.
The health department says that passengers exposed to this patient could develop symptoms until 12 September.
Symptoms include rash, high fever, coughing, runny nose, and red, watery eyes.
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This survey is coordinated by the Department of Health Services of the State of Texas.
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