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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Health Ministry: West Nile fever death toll reaches 15
Reporter at The Times of Israel
Illustrative: Mosquitoes cling to the inside of a jar loaded with repellent during a test as part of a tour of the Centers for Disease Control laboratory, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP)
The Health Ministry reports that 299 patients have been diagnosed with West Nile Fever in the current outbreak.
Fifteen people have died from the disease, caused by a mosquito-borne virus.
Two people are hospitalized in serious condition at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The two apparently contracted the virus while they were in the center of the country in recent days.
“The fact that they were hospitalized at Rambam does not indicate the presence of infected mosquitoes in the northern region at this stage,” notes Dr. Michal Paul, director of the Infectious Diseases Institute at Rambam.
