Two workers at Frankfurt Airport in Germany have died from malaria following a rare outbreak that has infected six employees, according to local public health officials. Authorities believe malaria-carrying mosquitoes may have arrived at the airport aboard a plane, with the outbreak first detected in July. The affected workers were employed in different roles and […]
Health authorities are investigating a new suspected hantavirus case involving a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, as global contact tracing efforts linked to the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius continue. The island, one of the world’s most isolated inhabited locations, had been visited by the ship in April […]
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has led to three deaths and multiple infections during a transatlantic voyage. A Dutch couple and a German passenger died, with the Dutch woman confirmed to have contracted the virus. A 69-year-old British man also tested positive and remains in critical but stable condition in […]


