2 airport workers are dead after malaria cases shock officials at major travel hub

Two employees have died after a cluster of malaria cases emerged among workers at Frankfurt Airport, and officials are investigating mosquitoes at the major German travel hub.

Six employees contracted a form of the disease known as "airport malaria" through their work at the airport, Fraport, the company that operates Frankfurt Airport, told Fox News Digital in a statement.

Based on a recent update from the Frankfurt Health Department, two of those employees died as a result of the infections, Fraport said.