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 pl

The outbreak is being investigated by Frankfurt’s Public Health Department, with officials trying to establish how the workers became infected.

Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.

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.

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

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.