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6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A third person has died from malaria after an infected mosquito is believed to have got trapped on a plane at Frankfurt Airport.
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mosquito → see → Airport
The victim, who was living in Schwanheim, a district north of the airport, passed away in hospital.
They were not an airport employee nor had they travelled to a malaria-riddled region.
In August, two workers at Frankfurt Airport also died of the disease.
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workers → live → disease
Two new cases of malaria were reported in the Schwanheim area on Tuesday.
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cases → report → Tuesday
A statement from city officials said: 'Both individuals had become infected with the malaria-causing parasite, even though they had not travelled to a malaria-endemic region and had not worked at the airport.'
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they → say → airport
Several people were rushed to hospital in July following the rare outbreak of the disease.
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people → rush → disease
The Robert Koch Institute – a German federal government agency and research institute for disease control and public health – said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft was the likely cause.
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mosquito → say → aircraft
Mosquito traps were set up around Frankfurt Airport in a bid to try and control the malaria outbreak.
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traps → set → outbreak
A second person has died from malaria after an infected mosquito reportedly got trapped on a plane at Frankfurt Airport (file image)
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mosquito → die → Airport
The Robert Koch Institute said the employees contracted the disease between July 4 and 6.
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employees → say → July
Airport malaria – also known as suitcase malaria or Odyssean malaria – is defined as when an infected mosquito becomes stuck on a plane or in luggage which then transports it to a malaria-free region and subsequently bites a person there.
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which → know → person
The rarity of the condition means diagnosis can be delayed, increasing the chances of severe symptoms.
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diagnosis → mean → symptoms
Airport operator Fraport previously said: 'A total of six employees have contracted a form of malaria known as airport malaria in connection with their work at the airport.
'
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total → say → airport
Sadly, we must confirm that one employee has died as a result of the infection.
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employee → confirm → infection
'We have provided comprehensive information to all employees and encourage them to consult a doctor if they experience any symptoms.'
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they → provide → symptoms
Officials later added that two people who had been infected had died.
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who → add → ?
The disease was eradicated in western Europe in the 1970s and since then almost all cases have been in travellers returning from countries where the bug is still rife.
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bug → eradicate → countries
Treatments exist and patients caught early with the disease usually make a complete recovery.
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patients → exist → recovery
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