Two airport workers die after malaria outbreak at Frankfurt airport
Six male employees at Frankfurt Airport contracted malaria in an unusual outbreak first detected in July, and two have since died. Health officials believe infected mosquitoes were carried on an aircraft and bit workers across different roles and areas of the airport, a phenomenon sometimes called airport malaria. Authorities have installed mosquito traps, are analysing blood samples to see if one or multiple mosquitoes were responsible, and warn tests may take weeks. Officials say the disease is not spread person-to-person and that risk to the wider Frankfurt population is considered very low.
Airport malaria infected six workers and caused two deaths
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Four cases were first reported in early July. Officials installed mosquito traps and began lab tests. Tests may take several weeks and could show if one mosquito or many caused infections.
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