Tel Aviv Resident Diagnosed with West Nile Fever, First Case in Summer 2026, Health Ministry Says
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Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says
The Health Ministry confirmed Israel’s first West Nile fever case of 2026, while officials said the location where the Tel Aviv resident was infected remains unconfirmed.
Israel confirms first West Nile virus case of 2026 summer season
A Tel Aviv man has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, marking the first confirmed case of the disease in Israel during the 2026 summer season, health and environmental authorities said on Thursday.The Health Ministry and Environmental Protection Ministry said that, despite the confirmed case, routine monitoring has so far not detected any mosquitoes carrying the virus.West Nile virus is transmitted to human beings through th…
Prof. Sigal Sadetzky, head of the Public Health Division at the Ministry of Health, said on the subject that "most often it is a mild disease without symptoms, in exceptional cases serious symptoms such as encephalitis or meningitis may also appear." The Ministry of Health has set guidelines to prevent further cases
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced today (Thursday) that a Tel Aviv resident has been diagnosed with West Nile fever, the first confirmed case of the disease in Israel during the summer of 2026. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has instructed the relevant local authority to increase efforts in prevention, monitoring, eradication and public awareness. Prof. Sigal Sadetzky, Head of the Public Heal…
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