MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) has warned Russian travelers about the outbreak of the West Nile fever in Israel.
The watchdog pointed out in a statement that as of August 23 a total of 68 cases of the West Nile fever had been registered in Israel with two people have died.
“Rospotrebnadzor draws people’s attention [to this information] and asks them to take this information into account while planning trips,” the statement said.
The body also noted that the disease continued to spread in Europe, especially in Serbia, Italy, Greece, Hungary and Romania.
This year’s outbreak of the West Nile fever is caused by the unusually hot weather and a big number of mosquitoes.
As for August 23, 68 cases of the disease of the West Nile fever were registered in Israel, including 14 cases of severe illness and complications, and two people died, the ministry quoted data from the Israeli Ministry of Health. This number of cases is “twice the figures in 2017”.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
