Malaria linked to an aircraft kills two airport workers and sickens four others in Germany
Two German airport workers have died after malaria cases linked to a mosquito on a plane, while four others are reported sick. The incident is causing concern at a major travel hub.
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Why it matters
A cluster of malaria cases associated with international air travel raises public-health and aviation-screening concerns.
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