German authorities monitor airport malaria outbreak after two deaths
READ ALSO: Malaria kills German airport worker in rare outbreak Why this matters The development is relevant to Nigeria because Frankfurt Airport offers direct flights to Nigeria, while Nigeria remains one of the countries with a high malaria burden.
German health authorities have urged calm after two workers at Frankfurt Airport died from malaria in a rare outbreak linked to the country’s biggest airport.
The health department described the cases as “airport malaria”, a very rare occurrence in which malaria-carrying mosquitoes are transported from endemic areas in aircraft cabins or baggage holds.
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