Outbreak of West Nile Virus disease in Israel (2015): A retrospective analysis of notified cases

West Nile Virus (WNV) is mosquito-borne virus that is endemic in Israel. In 2015, national disease surveillance demonstrated a sharp increase in disease cases, with 149 cases diagnosed.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 15, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Matanelle Salama, Ziva Amitai, Yaniv Lustig, Zohar Mor, Miriam Weiberger, Michal Chowers, Shlomo Maayan, Oren Zimhony, Ronen Ben-Ami, Bibiana Chazan, Nelly Zaltzman-Bershadsky, Regev Cohen, Evgenia Tsyba, Rivka Sheffer, Emilia Anis, Yael Glazer, Silvia Pe Source Type: research