3 Dead in Germany After Rare ‘Airport Malaria’ Outbreak Near Frankfurt
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An infectious disease that occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical countries, but until not too long ago it was also common in Germany.
Eight infections have already been confirmed at the airport there.
3 dead in Germany after rare ‘airport malaria’ outbreak near Frankfurt
A rare outbreak of “airport malaria” has claimed the lives of three people in the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The outbreak has been linked to six employees at Frankfurt Airport, where an airport worker died from the infection in August. A third victim, a resident of Schwanheim located north of Frankfurt Airport, also succumbed to the […]
A person living near Frankfurt Airport died after contracting malaria, raising to three the number of fatal victims in the city this year. The victim did not work at the airport or had travelled to areas where the disease is endemic. The authorities also identified two new cases in the Schwanheim area, close to [...] The content Germany records third death associated with malaria transmitted by mosquito coming by plane appears first in e-Global.
An unusual series of cases of malaria around Frankfurt airport worries the German health authorities. Eight people have been infected since the end of August, three of whom have died, in what is considered a rare episode of "airport malaria". The authorities prefer the hypothesis of infected mosquitoes arriving by air since [...]
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