The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environmental Protection have issued a warning to many residents throughout central Israel, following the capture of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in populated areas. The infected mosquitoes were detected in Petah Tikva, Kafr Qasem, Kfar Bara, Ben Gurion Airport and in the Brenner and Middle Arava regional councils – an area where about 320,000 people live.
Since the start of the virus’s activ…