Outbreak of malaria kills two at major European airport
- Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died and four others were hospitalised following an outbreak of rare airport malaria.
- Health officials believe the infections were caused by an infected Anopheles mosquito arriving in Germany aboard an aircraft.
- Tests confirmed the cases were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is the most dangerous species of the malaria parasite.
- Genetic testing is being conducted on mosquitoes captured around the airport grounds to trace the origin of the outbreak.
- Health authorities emphasised that the danger to the local population remains negligible, as the mosquito responsible is likely already dead.
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