Frankfurt Airport Malaria Outbreak Kills Two Workers

Frankfurt Airport Malaria Outbreak Kills Two Workers

Two Frankfurt Airport employees died and four remain hospitalized after catching the deadliest form of malaria from an infected mosquito likely carried in on an arriving flight, Germany's Robert Koch Institute confirmed. It is Germany's second airport-linked outbreak since 2023. Trapped mosquitoes face genetic testing in Antwerp to pinpoint their origin.

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