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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.

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Early rise of West Nile fever in Israel, June 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Zohar+Mor&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mor Zohar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Husein+Omari&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Omari Husein</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Victoria+Indenbaum&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Indenbaum Victoria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Oscar+D+Kirstein&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kirstein Oscar D</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Oren+Shatach+Catabi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shatach Catabi Oren</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Shay+Reicher&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reicher Shay</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yaniv+Lustig&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lustig Yaniv</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maya+Davidovich-Cohen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Davidovich-Cohen Maya</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ehud+Kaliner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kaliner Ehud</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rivka+Sheffer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sheffer Rivka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Shirly+Elbaz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Elbaz Shirly</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Or+Kriger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kriger Or</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sharon+Alroy-Preis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Alroy-Preis Sharon</a></span>. Early rise of West Nile fever in Israel, June 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(30):pii=2400457. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.30.2400457" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.30.2400457</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 12 Jul 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 25 Jul 2024 </span> </p>
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