Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo airport workers have died (Getty/iStock)Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died and four others were hospitalised following an outbreak of rare airport malaria. Health officials believe the infections were caused by an infected Anopheles mosquito arriving in Germany aboard an aircraft. Tests confirmed the cases were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is the most dangerous species of the malaria parasite. Genetic testing is being conducted on mosquitoes captured around the airport grounds to trace the origin of the outbreak. Health authorities emphasised that the danger to the local population remains negligible, as the mosquito responsible is likely already dead. In fullTwo airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Outbreak of malaria kills two at major European airport
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo airport workers have died (Getty/iStock)Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died and four others were hospitalised following an outbreak of rare airport malaria. Health officials believe the infections were caused by an infected Anopheles mosquito arriving in Germany aboard an aircraft. Tests confirmed the cases were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is the most dangerous species of the malaria parasite. Genetic testing is being conducted on mosquitoes captured around the airport grounds to trace the origin of the outbreak. Health authorities emphasised that the danger to the local population remains negligible, as the mosquito responsible is likely already dead. In fullTwo airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
