{"id":20327,"date":"2026-08-27T05:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/two-frankfurt-airport-workers-die-in-malaria-outbreak-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T05:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:41:17","slug":"two-frankfurt-airport-workers-die-in-malaria-outbreak-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/two-frankfurt-airport-workers-die-in-malaria-outbreak-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Frankfurt Airport Workers Die in Malaria Outbreak \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in an outbreak believed to have originated from an infected mosquito transported to Germany aboard an aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airport officials initially reported one death among six employees who were infected. The death toll increased to two on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four remaining workers are receiving treatment in hospital, according to an airport spokesperson. Authorities have also installed mosquito traps across the airport as part of efforts to investigate and contain the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany\u2019s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has identified an imported Anopheles mosquito as the most likely source of the infections. Investigators believe the mosquito may have entered Germany on an aircraft arriving at Frankfurt Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Frankfurt Public Health Department is leading the investigation into the outbreak.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Athens Bureau<\/h5>\n<p>Athens Bureau is Greek City Times\u2019 news desk in Athens, reporting on Greek politics, society, economy, culture, and breaking national news for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/frankfurt-airport-workers-die-malaria-outbreak\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in an outbreak believed to have originated from an infected mosquito transported to Germany aboard an aircraft. Airport officials initially reported one death among six employees who were infected. The death toll increased to two on Wednesday. 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