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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus caught in Jerusalem, central and northern Israel
Reporter at The Times of Israel
The Environmental Protection Ministry reports that mosquitoes carrying the West Nile fever virus were trapped in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramat Hasharon, as well as in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, the Megiddo Regional Council, and the Kafr Kanna Local Council.
The ministry has instructed all authorities to further expand their monitoring and pest control efforts in urban and uninhabited areas.
It asks the public to protect themselves to reduce the risk of mosquito bites.
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