Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes.
TL;DR
- Two Frankfurt Airport workers died from malaria, with a total of six employees contracting the infection.
- The outbreak is believed to have been caused by a mosquito that arrived on a plane.
- Traps have been set up at the airport for mosquito analysis to determine their species and origin.
- The risk to the general population in Frankfurt is considered very low as malaria is not transmissible from person to person.
- The last reported case of airport malaria was also at Frankfurt Airport in 2023.