Two workers at Germany's Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in an unusual outbreak believed to have been caused by an infected mosquito transported into the country aboard an aircraft. Fraport, the airport operator, said six employees had contracted what is known as airport malaria, with two subsequently dying. The four other workers have recovered, according to German media reports. Airport malaria is an extremely rare form of transmission that occurs when an infected mosquito survives a flight from a malaria-endemic country and transmits the disease at or near an airport.
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