Two workers at Frankfurt Airport died of malaria in August 2026 after contracting the disease from Anopheles mosquitoes believed to have arrived on aircraft from malaria-endemic regions; six employees total were infected and four recovered.
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Four other infected employees are being treated in hospital.
Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died from malaria after being infected by mosquitoes believed to have arrived in Germany on aircraft from malaria-endemic regions, airport operator Fraport and city health authorities said on Wednesday. The first death occurred in early July, the Frankfurt city health authority said, adding that the cause was established only after the patient died. The second
Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.
Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.