Two Frankfurt Airport Workers Die in Germany's Worst Airport Malaria Outbreak

Two Frankfurt Airport Workers Die in Germany's Worst Airport Malaria Outbreak

Six Frankfurt airport employees contracted malaria tropica since July 2026; two died. Germany's Robert Koch Institute blames an *Anopheles stephensi* mosquito imported by aircraft. Officials are checking whether disinsection protocols were followed. Mosquito traps are set; specimens are being examined in Antwerp. The risk to the broader population is assessed as low.

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