West Nile virus
Elderly man dies from West Nile Virus as infected mosquitoes are found in central Israel
The patient developed symptoms in July and was hospitalized due to complications from the disease. As of Thursday, three other patients remain hospitalized in good condition.
Israel urges mosquito control after West Nile virus detected in South
Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says
Effective strategies for eradicating West Nile Virus in Israel and beyond
West Nile virus found to be connected with agriculture and migratory bird routes
West Nile fever is caused by a virus primarily present in birds and transferred to humans through mosquito bites. Those infected typically experience flu-like symptoms.
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Negev
One person has died due to West Nile Fever since the beginning of the year.
Did climate change cause this year's early West Nile Virus outbreak?
Climate change is likely the culprit for mosquitoes arriving earlier, as warming temperatures were seen to impact diseases transmitted by mosquitoes in other places.
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes throughout Israel
Since the beginning of the year, one person has died of the virus and two others have been hospitalized in serious condition.
West Nile virus reaches Israel, worrying health experts
Dr. Hamza Habib Allah, Senior Coordinator for Pest Control at the Environmental Protection Ministry, highlighted the danger of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus.
Target on your back? Here are 5 reasons why mosquitoes bite you
The current summer is hotter than ever and that means lots of sweat and humidity. It also means a lot of mosquitoes. So why do they bite you and not others? Here are five reasons.
Mosquitoes have arrived in Arava and Eilat with West Nile virus
There is currently no vaccine against the West Nile virus, but most people who get infected don't experience symptoms. Here is everything you need to know.
West Nile virus resurfaces in Dead Sea and Gilboa river
Every summer, the ministry conducts tests on mosquitos in various regions of Israel, checking which harmful viruses they may carry that could lead to dangerous outbreaks.
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile Fever virus found in northern Israel
The West Nile Fever is not contagious and can only be transmitted to a person bitten by an infected mosquito.
West Nile Virus found in northern West Bank, near Dead Sea
The mosquitoes were found in the Beit Aryeh and Peduel settlements in the West Bank and in Beit HaArava and Kalya near the northern Dead Sea.