Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane

Two workers at Frankfurt Airport have died from malaria after being infected by mosquitoes believed to have arrived in Germany on aircraft from malaria-endemic regions, airport operator Fraport and city health authorities said on Wednesday.

The first death occurred in early July, the Frankfurt city health authority said, adding that the cause was established only after the patient died.

The second death occurred in August, it said.

The health authority said a total of six workers had been...