Mosquito likely traveled by plane: No new malaria cases reported in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt, eight people have contracted airport malaria, and in addition to two airport employees, a local resident has now died. What the health department says about the risk to the population.
Frankfurt's health department has reported no new malaria cases since the third fatal infection was revealed in the city. The department confirmed this upon inquiry. So far this summer, there have been a total of eight cases of what is known as airport malaria in Frankfurt. It is believed that infected mosquitoes arrived in Germany via a plane.
Six employees of the airport operator Fraport and two residents from the Schwanheim district, which is close to the airport, contracted the illness. Two of the Fraport workers and one resident from Schwanheim have sadly passed away. One Schwanheim resident was reportedly under hospital care until recent updates. Despite this latest fatality, the city's health authority stated that no additional measures are required.
They emphasized that their assessment of the population's health risk remains unchanged, having previously been described as very low. The health department continued to recommend mosquito protection to prevent bites.
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