Two German Airport Workers Die of Malaria After ‘Mosquito Arrives on Plane’
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Frankfurt is Germany’s busiest airport
By
André Rhoden-Paul
and
Joe Coughlan
Published
26 August 2026
Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany’s busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials, triggering an outbreak which was first detected in July.
A spokesperson for airport operator Fraport told the BBC an employee had died as a result of the infection, while public health officials said later on Wednesday that two of the affected individuals had died.
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Malaria is a disease spread by some types of mosquitoes biting humans, and is mostly found in tropical countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
