German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026Two Frankfurt airport workers have died after contracting malaria from a mosquito believed to have hitched a ride on an incoming flight, according to the city’s health authority.Airport officials had initially reported one death among six infected employees. The toll rose to two on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Australia warns H5N1 likely to spread after first mass mortality episodelist 2 of 3More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congolist 3 of 3How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stoppedend of listGermany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) points to an imported Anopheles mosquito, likely carried in on an aircraft, as the most likely source of the infection.Malaria cases are rare in Germany. The RKI says the country’s last airport-linked malaria outbreak was in 2023.The institute added that the rarity can, however, work against patients, since doctors may not immediately suspect the disease, which delays diagnosis and raises risks of severe illness.The remaining four infected employees are being ...