German airport worker dies of malaria after mosquito imported on plane

Six employees in total were infected – five survivors are receiving medical care

Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died from malaria after being infected by mosquitoes believed to have arrived in Germany on aircraft from malaria-endemic regions, airport operator Fraport and city health authorities said on Wednesday. The first death occurred in early July, the Frankfurt city health authority sai

It's believed the infected mosquito arrived on a plane before biting the six airport workers.

It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

Four other infected employees are being treated in hospital.

According to the RKI, Germany’s last outbreak of airport-based malaria was in 2023. The rarity of the condition means diagnosis can be delayed, increasing the chances of severe symptoms.

An unusual cluster of malaria cases at Frankfurt Airport infected six employees, one fatally. It is thought to have been caused by a mosquito brought in on an aircraft.

A Frankfurt Airport worker has died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes.

The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the episode involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a French low-cost airline.

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One witness said horrified onlookers were 'screaming' as they saw the jet run over the victim on the tarmac

The horrific incident unfolded at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Monday

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