2 airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane in Germany, 4 others sickened
- August 28, 2026 / 8:29 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Two workers at Germany's Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city's health authority said this week.
- Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected.
- The Robert Koch Institute said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft was the likely cause.
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- August 28, 2026 / 8:29 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Two workers at Germany's Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city's health authority said this week.
- Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected.
- The Robert Koch Institute said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft was the likely cause.
Sources: CBS News