【文章标题】：Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’
【中文标题】“蚊子随航班入境”致两名德国机场员工感染疟疾死亡
【文章正文】：
Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’
两名德国机场工作人员因”蚊子随航班入境”感染疟疾死亡
Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes.
法兰克福机场六名员工因罕见疟疾暴发感染这种蚊媒疾病，其中两人已死亡。
It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany’s busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials, triggering an outbreak which was first detected in July.
德国公共卫生官员表示，这些蚊子很可能是通过飞机抵达德国最繁忙的机场，从而引发了这起7月首次发现的疫情。
A spokesperson for airport operator Fraport told the BBC an employee had died as a result of the infection, while public health officials said later on Wednesday that two of the affected individuals had died.
机场运营商Fraport发言人向BBC证实一名员工因此丧生，而周三晚间卫生部门通报死亡人数已升至两人。
Traps have been installed at the airport and mosquitoes captured will be analysed in a laboratory to determine their species and origin.
机场已设置捕蚊装置，捕获的蚊子将被送往实验室分析种类与来源。
“We have provided comprehensive information to all employees and encourage them to consult a doctor if they experience any symptoms,” the Fraport spokesperson told the BBC.
Fraport发言人表示：“我们已向全体员工提供完整防疫指引，并建议出现症状者立即就医。”
The outbreak is being investigated by the Frankfurt Public Health Department.
法兰克福公共卫生局正对此疫情展开调查。
The BBC understands that six male airport workers in different jobs and different areas of the airport were infected, and officials are analysing blood samples to determine if they were infected by one mosquito or six different mosquitoes.
BBC获悉六名染疫男性员工分属不同岗位和区域，当局正通过血液样本分析他们是被同一只还是多只蚊子叮咬感染。
Later on Wednesday, public health officials in Frankfurt sent a letter to media outlets which said two of the affected individuals had died.
周三晚间法兰克福卫生局致媒体的信函中确认了两例死亡病例。
“For the population of Frankfurt, the risk is considered very, very low. The disease is not transmissible from person to person but is always transmitted by mosquitoes,” the letter added.
信中指出：“对法兰克福市民而言风险极低，该病不会人际传播，仅通过蚊子媒介传染。”
It said laboratory tests to determine the source of the infections were not expected to be available for several weeks.
信中说明确定感染源的实验室检测结果预计还需数周时间。
It was reported in July that the outbreak involved four infected workers.
今年7月曾有报道称四名员工感染。
The Robert Koch Institute - a German federal government agency and research institute for disease control and public health - previously said the four employees fell ill between 4 and 6 July and the mosquitoes were brought in by plane.
德国联邦疾控机构罗伯特·科赫研究所早前表示，四名员工在7月4日至6日期间发病，蚊子系通过航空途径输入。
The institute said malaria in Germany almost exclusively affects long-haul travellers who were infected in malaria-endemic areas, and that malaria transmitted within a German airport is rare.
该研究所称德国疟疾病例几乎均为在疟疾流行区感染的长途旅行者，机场内传播的情况非常罕见。
“The lack of a travel history can lead to a delayed diagnosis. A delayed diagnosis increases the risk of a severe course of the diseases,” the institute said in its epidemiological bulletin.
研究所在疫情通报中指出：“无旅行史可能导致诊断延误，进而加重病情恶化风险。”
The last case of airport malaria was in 2023 also at Frankfurt Airport, it added.
通报补充称上次机场疟疾病例同样发生在2023年的法兰克福机场。
Malaria is a disease spread by some types of mosquitoes biting humans, and is mostly found in tropical countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
据世界卫生组织介绍，疟疾由特定蚊种叮咬传播，主要流行于热带地区。
The infection, which is preventable and curable, is caused by a parasite and does not spread from person to person. However symptoms can be mild or life-threatening.
这种可防可治的寄生虫感染疾病虽不人际传播，但症状可能从轻微到危及生命不等。
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