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Airport Malaria Outbreak Germany

17 Sep to 18 Sep
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FRANKFURT, Sept 17 - A third person has died from malaria around Frankfurt Airport in what German officials have described as an extremely rare air-traffic-related outbreak of the tropical disease.

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"Both individuals had become infected with the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, even though they had not travelled to a malaria-endemic region and had not worked at the airport," the statement said.

4 of 5 outletsfirst reported 17 Sepwording from The Straits Times

Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport said it set up traps to catch mosquitoes and sent the insects to a laboratory in Antwerp in Belgium in July and August, but results were not available yet.

3 of 5 outletsfirst reported 17 Sepwording from Al Jazeera

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  1. 17 Sep

    FRANKFURT, Sept 17 - A third person has died from malaria around Frankfurt Airport in what German officials have described as an extremely rare air-traffic-related outbreak of the tropical disease.

    5 outlets · The Straits Times
  2. 18 Sep

    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.

    2 outlets · Daily Mail

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