{"id":80310,"date":"2026-08-27T22:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/80310\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:04:14","slug":"two-workers-at-germanys-busiest-airport-die-of-malaria-after-mosquito-arrives-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/80310\/","title":{"rendered":"Two workers at Germany’s busiest airport die of malaria after mosquito arrives on plane"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two workers at Germany\u2019s busiest airport have died of malaria amid an outbreak in the travel hub believed to be caused by mosquitoes that arrived on a plane.<\/p>\n

Two Frankfurt Airport workers died after contracting the illness transmitted by mosquitoes, a spokesperson for Fraport, which operates the airport, told the BBC<\/a> late Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The pair of workers, who have not yet been identified, were sickened in a rare outbreak first detected in July, according to the airport. <\/p>\n

Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died of malaria amid a rare outbreak that sickened six of the travel hub\u2019s employees. Getty Images<\/p>\n

A total of six male airport employees in different jobs and areas of the airport were infected with malaria in the outbreak, the outlet reported. <\/p>\n

The four other employees have since recovered from malaria, German outlet Der Spiegel reported. <\/p>\n

Officials believe that the mosquitoes arrived at the bustling airport on a plane \u2014 and are now rushing to determine whether a single mosquito or multiple spread malaria to the workers.<\/p>\n

In mid-July, the Robert Koch Institute, Germany\u2019s national public health institute, wrote in a bulletin <\/a>that four airport employees fell ill with malaria between July 4 and July 6.<\/p>\n

The malaria is assumed to have spread via an infected Anopheles mosquito \u2014 also known as a Marsh mosquito \u2014 on a plane, the institute wrote. <\/p>\n

It is believed that an infected Anopheles mosquito arrived on an airplane, sparking the malaria outbreak. Getty Images<\/p>\n

In Germany, malaria \u201calmost exclusively affects long-distance travelers\u201d who were infected by a mosquito bite in a malaria transmission area. <\/p>\n

Airport malaria is rare, and the absence of a travel history in patients can lead to a delayed diagnosis. The last German case of airport malaria was documented at the Frankfurt Airport in 2023, the institute added. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have provided comprehensive information to all employees and encourage them to consult a doctor if they experience any symptoms,\u201d the Fraport spokesperson told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Traps have been placed throughout the travel hub, and mosquitoes that are caught will be analyzed in a laboratory to determine their species and origin. dpa\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Traps have been placed throughout the travel hub, and mosquitoes that are caught will be analyzed in a laboratory to determine their species and origin. <\/p>\n

Malaria can cause mild or life-threatening symptoms.<\/p>\n

Mild symptoms include fever, chills, and headache. Severe symptoms escalate to fatigue, confusion, and difficulty breathing, according to the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

The disease, most common in tropical countries, typically spreads through bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. In some cases, it can be transmitted from person to person. <\/p>\n

Fraport did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two workers at Germany\u2019s busiest airport have died of malaria amid an outbreak in the travel hub believed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5802,40097,58607,5,42214,46],"class_list":["post-80310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-germany","tag-airports","tag-deaths","tag-diseases","tag-germany","tag-mosquitoes","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}