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Frankfurt Airport malaria outbreak claims worker’s life as five others treated
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
A Frankfurt Airport worker has died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes.
It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.
The Robert Koch Institute - a German federal government agency and research institute for disease control and public health - previously said the four employees fell ill between 4 and 6 July and the mosquitoes were brought in by plane.
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