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German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

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Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub. 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.S1
  • 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 occ...S2
  • It's believed the infected mosquito arrived on a plane before biting the six airport workers.S3
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2w Al Jazeera

German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.

2w Scmp

Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane

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 ope…

2w Feedburner:daily Express News Showbiz

Horror as airport worker dies of malaria as ‘mosquito arrives on plane’ - 5 in hospital

It's believed the infected mosquito arrived on a plane before biting the six airport workers.

German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

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Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub. 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.S1
  • 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 occ...S2
  • It's believed the infected mosquito arrived on a plane before biting the six airport workers.S3
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S1 Al Jazeera 1 report · EN
S2 Scmp 1 report · EN