Five adults from North Tel Aviv have contracted West Nile Fever in the past two weeks, with two hospitalized in serious condition at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. All patients are over 60 years old and live in Ramat HaHayal, Shikun Dan, and HaMishtala neighborhoods in North Tel Aviv. They are not related but reside in close proximity.
2 View gallery Asian Tiger mosquito ( Photo: Shutterstock ) More people were likely exposed to the virus, but younger people experience milder symptoms and do not often require hospitalization. Shiri, the daughter of a 77-year-old man with West Nile Fever, shared that her father developed meningitis from the illness and is in serious condition. "Three and a half weeks ago, my father started feeling unwell.
After four days of fever, we went to the hospital. He was discharged but deteriorated after two days, becoming weak and unable to walk. By Thursday, he was hospitalized, and by Saturday, he was sedated and ventilated for eight days.
He remains paralyzed and unable to move. His condition is very serious. He doesn’t remember being bitten and has no recollection of the past weeks.
The fever wiped everything out." What's next? "The doctors don't know if or how he will recover. Three days ago, we were told his condition was very serious.
We can't plan more than six hours ahead because we don’t know if he’ll be able to breathe on his own. He can’t walk, or move his hands, his speech is impaired, and his memory is affected. He’s in crit.