Two airport workers die after being bitten by ‘mosquito on a plane’

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 26, 2026 10:56pm Updated August 26, 2026 10:59pm Traps have been set up inside Frankfurt Airport after six workers fell ill with malaria (Picture: Getty Images) Two airport workers have died from malaria in Germany thought to be from mosquitoes brought on a plane. A total of six workers at Frankfurt Airport contracted the illness in the mystery outbreak despite not having travelled to a malaria hotspot. German health officials believe the bugs landed at the country’s busiest airport inside a plane. The outbreak of the tropical disease was first spotted in mid-July, and the first death was reported the same month. The second death occurred this month, and it was confirmed today. Germany’s public health body, the Robert Koch Institu