Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:13am on 27 Aug 2026,Thursday International
Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in a rare airport-linked outbreak, public health officials said. Six male employees working in different areas of the airport were infected. Authorities believe malaria-carrying mosquitoes may have arrived on an aircraft, though laboratory tests are underway to confirm their species and origin. Mosquito traps have been installed across the airport as investigators examine how the workers became infected. Officials said the risk to the wider public remains very low, as malaria is not spread directly from person to person but through infected mosquitoes. (PC: BBC)
