Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport
German health officials are investigating a rare outbreak of 'airport malaria' at Frankfurt airport that resulted in two deaths among staff. Authorities have implemented mosquito monitoring and are urging medical professionals to remain vigilant for symptoms.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the risks of disease transmission through international travel hubs and the necessity of public health surveillance.
A plane at Frankfurt airport where six workers have contracted malaria, two of them fatally. A plane at Frankfurt airport where six workers have contracted malaria, two of them fatally. Germany Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of disease
Prefer the Guardian on Google German health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria.
Mosquito traps have been set up at Frankfurt airport and a mosquito monitoring process is under way. A detailed investigation is being conducted to clarify how the workers contracted the disease.
Since last month, six people are known to have caught malaria tropica – the most dangerous form of the disease – in connection with their work at the airport.
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