# Frankfurt airport worker dies of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’

https://mins.news/en/item/33004

- BBC News, 2026-08-26 11:02 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6zwgg9y8go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A Frankfurt Airport worker has died after contracting malaria in a rare outbreak that has infected six employees. German health officials believe mosquitoes may have arrived on a plane. The five other workers are being treated, while traps have been installed and captured mosquitoes will be analysed to determine their species and origin.

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