German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito
Summary
Two workers at Frankfurt airport died from malaria likely caused by a mosquito that came on a plane. Health officials say this type of malaria is rare in Germany, and delayed diagnosis can make it more dangerous.Key Facts
- Two Frankfurt airport workers died after getting malaria from a mosquito that likely traveled on an incoming flight.
- Six employees were infected; four are still in hospital receiving treatment.
- Germany’s Robert Koch Institute says the mosquito was probably an imported Anopheles species.
- Malaria is unusual in Germany and was last linked to an airport outbreak in 2023.
- Doctors may not quickly recognize malaria in Germany because it is so rare there.
- Mosquito traps are now placed at the airport to catch insects for study.
- The caught mosquitoes will be sent to a tropical medicine institute in Belgium for genetic tests.
- Malaria is caused by parasites spread by Anopheles mosquitoes and can cause fever, chills, nausea, and headaches.
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