The total number of confirmed infection cases since the beginning of May has reached 299, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
Although most of the cases were diagnosed in Israel's central region, Rambam Hospital in the northern city of Haifa on Thursday reported two hospitalized patients who were infected with the virus, including a man in his 50s who was in moderate-severe condition. Was in position.
At least 17 patients infected with West Nile fever are currently in critical condition, being sedated and ventilated in hospitals in central Israel, according to Israel's Maariv daily newspaper.
West Nile fever is caused by a virus found primarily in birds, which is transmitted from infected birds to humans and other animals through mosquito bites.
Typical symptoms include fever, headache, weakness, joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis, rash, and sometimes nausea and diarrhea.
Although most of the cases were diagnosed in Israel's central region, Rambam Hospital in the northern city of Haifa on Thursday reported two hospitalized patients who were infected with the virus, including a man in his 50s who was in moderate-severe condition. Was in position.
At least 17 patients infected with West Nile fever are currently in critical condition, being sedated and ventilated in hospitals in central Israel, according to Israel's Maariv daily newspaper.
West Nile fever is caused by a virus found primarily in birds, which is transmitted from infected birds to humans and other animals through mosquito bites.
Typical symptoms include fever, headache, weakness, joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis, rash, and sometimes nausea and diarrhea.
