It may be due to global warming, more humid weather, a larger number of migratory birds landing here to rest on their way to the North, or more standing water, but even the experts can’t explain why the is worse this summer than in previous years. What is certain is that so far this year, 299 people have been diagnosed in Israel, and with 31 people aged 70 and over or with weak immune systems having died from West Nile Fever (WNF), many Israelis have begun to panic. This can be compared to 23 cases of infection in 2020, 34 in 2021, 25 in 2022, and 53 in 2023.
People of all ages are running to buy electric mosquito zappers and chemical devices for their homes to spread repellents into the air. Some of the purchases are not merely ineffective; they may even attract the Culex female blood-sucking insects – vectors that have been infected by the birds. At least the virus doesn’t pass from one person to another or from the bitten individual to mosquitoes.
The season usually lasts from June to October or even November. . It is regularly reported in parts of the US, throughout Africa, parts of Europe and the Middle East, west Asia, Australia, Canada, and Venezuela typically go along major migratory-bird routes, with the largest outbreaks occurring in Greece, Russia, Romania, the US, and Israel.
Children are bitten somewhat more often than adults, and women more than men, because of short-sleeved blouses, shorts, and short skirts, while men are usually more covered up, so the m.
