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Two dead and four sickened after mosquito-borne virus transported by airplane

Two people have died and four others became ill with a mosquito-borne virus after infected insects were transported by airplane. The supplied report does not identify the virus or indicate wider transmission.

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The incident raises a potential public-health and vector-transport risk beyond the directly affected people.

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  1. Two people dead, four others sickened with mosquito-borne virus after insect is transported by airplane ↗dailymail.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC

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