{
  "id": 3957716,
  "title": "Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/two-german-airport-workers-die-of-malaria-from-mosquito-on-plane-3957716",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:20:16.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two workers at Frankfurt airport in Germany have died of malaria after contracting the infection from a mosquito believed to have arrived on a plane. According to the city's health authority, six employees were infected in the outbreak, which was first detected in July.\n\nThe Robert Koch Institute said the mosquito was an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft. The Frankfurt Public Health Department is investigating the outbreak.\n\nAirport operator Fraport has provided information to all employees and encouraged them to consult a doctor if they experience any symptoms. Traps have been installed at the airport to capture and analyse mosquitoes. The risk of malaria transmission to the general population of Frankfurt is considered very low.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/two-german-airport-workers-die-of-malaria-from-mosquito-on-plane",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:24:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/two-german-airport-workers-die-of-malaria-from-mosquito-on-plane-3962117",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:21:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/two-german-airport-workers-die-of-malaria-from-mosquito-on-plane-3961391",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:40:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}