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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (22): Middle East (Israel)
West Nile Virus -- IsraelTwo Israelis have died in the past few weeks from West Nile fever, the Health Ministry said [Thu 23 Aug 208], amid the biggest outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease in recent years.The ministry said in a statement that 68 cases have been reported -- twice as much as last year [2017] -- and that 14 of the patients were in serious condition.Two people have died, it added, including an 85-year-old man with what the ministry described as "preexisting health problems."The Read more [...]
