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Early rise of West Nile fever in Israel, June 2024

Published:2024-07-25 Issue:30 Volume:29 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
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Author:

Mor Zohar¹²,Omari Husein²,Indenbaum Victoria³,Kirstein Oscar D⁴,Shatach Catabi Oren²,Reicher Shay⁵,Lustig Yaniv⁶³,Davidovich-Cohen Maya⁴,Kaliner Ehud⁷,Sheffer Rivka⁸,Elbaz Shirly⁴,Kriger Or⁹^ORCID,Alroy-Preis Sharon⁹

Affiliation:

1. School of Health Science, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel

2. Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel

3. Central Virology Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel

4. Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel

5. Ministry of Environmental Protection, Jerusalem, Israel

6. School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

7. Central Department of Health, Ramla, Israel

8. Tel Aviv Department of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel

9. Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel

Abstract

This report describes an unusual surge of West Nile fever in Israel in June 2024, during which 125 cases were diagnosed, compared with 4 cases on average during June in previous years (2014–23). Of the cases, 64 (62.1%) had neuroinvasive disease and 12 (9.6%) died; the 2024 case fatality rate was not significantly elevated vs the average rate in 2014–23. The early rise could be related to a temperature increase in spring and early summer of 2024.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

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