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Early rise of West Nile fever in Israel, June 2024
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsZohar MorZohar.mor moh.gov.il
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Citation style for this article: . Early rise of West Nile fever in Israel, June 2024. Euro Surveill. 2024;29(30):pii=2400457. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.30.2400457 Received: 12 Jul 2024; Accepted: 25 Jul 2024
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.
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