Two German Airport Workers Die After Contracting Malaria From Plane Mosquito
Two airport employees in Germany have died from malaria after being bitten by an infected mosquito aboard an aircraft. Health officials are investigating the incident as climate change potentially expands the range of disease-carrying insects in Europe.
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Two German airport workers die of malaria spread by mosquito on plane
Officials said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft was the likely cause
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Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city’s health authority said Wednesday. Airport officials had earlier said one employee had died, with six workers infected. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft Read More: https://punchng.com/two-german-airport-workers-die-of-malaria-from-mosquito-on-plane/
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