# Two German airport workers die after malaria linked to plane-borne mosquito

https://mins.news/en/item/33531

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 19:21 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/german-airport-workers-die-from-malaria-caught-from-plane-riding-mosquito?traffic_source=rss

> Two workers at Frankfurt airport have died after contracting malaria, with Germany’s Robert Koch Institute saying an imported Anopheles mosquito carried on an arriving aircraft is the likeliest source. Four other infected employees remain in hospital, while mosquito traps have been installed and captured insects will undergo genetic testing.

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