Frankfurt Airport malaria outbreak kills two workers as officials investigate rare mosquito transmission
German health officials are investigating a malaria outbreak linked to work at Frankfurt Airport after two workers died and four others were treated in hospital and recovered. The airport, Germany's largest, has been placed under closer mosquito monitoring while traps have been installed on and around the site. Officials say the case is being treated as a rare instance of airport malaria, in which mosquitoes are transported by aircraft.Since last month, six people have been infected with malaria tropica in connection with work at the airport, according to Frankfurt's public health department. One of the two people who died began... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Aug 2026 17:00 LONDON
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