{
  "id": 7755351,
  "title": "Krankheiten: Malariafälle in Frankfurt: Untersuchungen ausgeweitet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/krankheiten-malariafalle-in-frankfurt-untersuchungen-ausgeweitet",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:19:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/krankheiten-malariafaelle-in-frankfurt-untersuchungen-ausgeweitet/100254973.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Recent malaria cases near Frankfurt Airport prompted the Health Department to expand its investigations. Their 24/7 hotline has been \"heavily used,\" receiving \"five to ten calls per hour,\" according to the agency in Frankfurt, Germany's largest city, as reported by Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Concerned citizens are \"worried,\" the Health Department added, citing many inquiries about prevention and mosquito protection. The suspected source of the outbreak is an infected mosquito brought onto the airport premises. \"The Health Department is now specifically expanding its active mosquito monitoring at the airport into Schwanheim,\" it stated. Two previous deaths followed multiple malaria cases among Airport employees in the summer, resulting in two fatalities in the summer. Two residents in the nearby Schwanheim district were reported to be in medical care on Tuesday, both without having traveled abroad. Both new cases, like the previous ones, are of severe form of malaria, known as tropical malaria, the Health Department explained on Tuesday. Whether there is a connection to the previously known cases is still under investigation. Such an infection in residents of an airport has not been known in Germany in recent decades, said Health Department director Peter Tinnemann. Citizens are advised to seek medical attention if they display unusual symptoms. The Health Department assures the public not to worry, but to seek medical care if they exhibit unusual symptoms. Malaria does not spread from person to person. The Frankfurt Health Department's hotline can be reached at 069/212-30030. Six cases of malaria infection among airport employees were already known by the end of August. Two people died - one in early July, the other in August.",
  "summary": "Wieder sind Menschen in Frankfurt an Malaria erkrankt. Das Gesundheitsamt vermutet einen Zusammenhang mit einer Mücke beim Flughafen. Es schaltet eine Hotline frei. Wie oft klingelt dieses Telefon?",
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  },
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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."
}