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West Nile virus

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Effective strategies for eradicating West Nile Virus in Israel and beyond

 Asian Tiger Mosquito, Maryland, United States

First West Nile virus, now Dengue fever plagues Israel in second mosquito-borne outbreak

 Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute on January 26, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.

At least 100 Israelis infected with West Nile virus, most patients concentrated in central Israel

 A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through the

West Nile virus: 7 dead, 81 infected, 6 ventilated

 Transmission electron micrograph of West Nile virus particles (orange/gold) replicating within the cytoplasm of an infected VERO E6 cell (blue). Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

West Nile virus in Israel: Third Israeli dies, concerns over mortality rises

 An Aedes aegypti mosquito is kept in a container in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 13, 2024.

Ichilov Hospital launches West Nile virus clinical trial amid rising concerns

By AVICHAY CHAIM
 A micrograph of the West Nile Virus

West Nile virus in Israel: 32 cases identified, 27 hospitalized

 An Aedes aegypti mosquito is kept in a container in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 13, 2024.

21 Israelis diagnosed with West Nile virus, two die over the weekend

By AVICHAY CHAIM
Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Two Israelis die from suspected cases of West Nile virus amid outbreak

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Health Ministry warns of rise in West Nile virus cases, calls for precautions to be taken

 A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through the

West Nile Fever strikes again: Five northern Tel Aviv residents hospitalized

 Bird receiving oral swab for West Nile virus testing.

West Nile virus found to be connected with agriculture and migratory bird routes

 Mosquito feeding on blood

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Negev

 A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through the

Did climate change cause this year's early West Nile Virus outbreak?