{"id":79840,"date":"2026-08-27T06:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/79840\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:57:08","slug":"malaria-kills-two-airport-workers-in-germany-mosquitoes-brought-in-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/79840\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaria kills two airport workers in Germany; mosquitoes brought in on plane"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rare outbreak of malaria has killed two employees at Frankfurt Airport, and the total number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease are six, the BBC<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

German health authorities believe that mosquitoes arrived at Germany\u2019s busiest airport on planes. The outbreak was first detected in July. A spokesman for airport operator Fraport told the BBC that one employee had died of malaria, but health officials later said on the 26th\u00a0 of August that two had died.<\/p>\n

Mosquito traps have been set up at airports and the mosquitoes caught will be tested in a laboratory to determine their species and origin. A Fraport spokesman told the BBC that staff have been fully informed and are encouraged to seek medical attention if they develop any symptoms.<\/p>\n

The outbreak is being investigated by Frankfurt\u2019s public health department.<\/p>\n

The BBC understands that<\/p>\n

six male airport workers, who perform different duties in different areas of the airport, have fallen ill,<\/p>\n

and blood samples are being analyzed to determine whether the infection was caused by a single mosquito or six separate mosquitoes.<\/p>\n

On the 26th of August, Frankfurt\u2019s public health department sent a statement to the media that two people with malaria had died. The statement said that the risk of exposure to malaria for the Frankfurt population was low because the disease is not transmitted from person to person \u2013 it is always transmitted by mosquitoes. The results of laboratory tests will not be available for several weeks.<\/p>\n

The Robert Koch Institute, the German federal government\u2019s research agency for disease control and public health, previously reported that four workers fell ill between July 4 and 6, and that the mosquitoes were brought in by plane. The institute reported that in Germany, malaria is almost always contracted by travelers who have visited areas where malaria is endemic, and that cases at German airports are very rare. The institute\u2019s epidemiological brochure states that a lack of information about travel history can delay diagnosis, and late detection of the disease increases the risk of a severe course of the disease.<\/p>\n

The last time a person with malaria was infected at an airport was in 2023, and that time it also happened in Frankfurt. According to the World Health Organization, malaria is spread by certain species of mosquitoes, and they are found almost exclusively in tropical countries. The infection is preventable and treatable, and is not transmitted between people. Symptoms range from mild to life-threatening.<\/p>\n

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