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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Suha Kidwai

Two airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’

Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria, according to airport operator Fraport and local public health authorities.

A total of six male staff members working in different roles and locations across Germany's busiest aviation hub were infected in the outbreak, where the four surviving workers were taken to hospital and are currently recovering.

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