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Frankfurt Airport Confirms Second Malaria Death
(MENAFN) A second employee at Frankfurt Airport has died after contracting malaria, bringing the total number of fatalities linked to a rare outbreak at the airport to two.
The first death occurred in early July, although malaria was only identified as the cause after the employee had died. The airport operator later confirmed that another employee died in August.
Health authorities say six airport workers have contracted the disease in total, with the four remaining patients recovering following medical treatment.
Officials previously confirmed several malaria cases among airport employees who became ill in early July. Investigators believe the infections may have been caused by one or more infected Anopheles mosquitoes that entered the airport from a region where malaria is common, possibly aboard an aircraft.
In response, airport authorities have installed mosquito traps and are sending captured insects to laboratories for testing. Workers have also been advised to seek medical attention if they develop symptoms associated with malaria and to tell doctors that they work at the airport.
Health officials describe the transmission as “a very rare” form of malaria infection occurring outside areas where the disease is normally endemic.
“Transmission from person to person plays no role in airport malaria,” a spokesperson said.
The first death occurred in early July, although malaria was only identified as the cause after the employee had died. The airport operator later confirmed that another employee died in August.
Health authorities say six airport workers have contracted the disease in total, with the four remaining patients recovering following medical treatment.
Officials previously confirmed several malaria cases among airport employees who became ill in early July. Investigators believe the infections may have been caused by one or more infected Anopheles mosquitoes that entered the airport from a region where malaria is common, possibly aboard an aircraft.
In response, airport authorities have installed mosquito traps and are sending captured insects to laboratories for testing. Workers have also been advised to seek medical attention if they develop symptoms associated with malaria and to tell doctors that they work at the airport.
Health officials describe the transmission as “a very rare” form of malaria infection occurring outside areas where the disease is normally endemic.
“Transmission from person to person plays no role in airport malaria,” a spokesperson said.
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