3 dead in rare ‘airport malaria’ outbreak near major travel hub
Three people have died from malaria in Germany in what authorities believe may be a rare outbreak linked to an infected mosquito transported aboard an airplane, according to reports.Several people were hospitalized after developing the tropical disease following flights to Frankfurt, The Sun reported. It was not immediately clear where the flights originated.The third victim, a resident of Schwanheim, north of Frankfurt Airport, died recently. An airport worker also died from the disease in August. Neither person had recently traveled to a region where malaria is endemic.RELATED: These US beaches are home to some of America's most venomous snakesAnother German resident also contracted malaria.
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