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WEST NILE VIRUS - ISRAEL (NORTH DISTRICT) (02)
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Date: Sat 8 Sep 2007
From: Steve Berger <mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
Regarding recent cases in Afula, rates of West Nile fever in Israel
have been strikingly similar to those of North America for the last 3
years. (See graph
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/Israel-wnf.jpg>; Source [of graph]:
<http://www.GideonOnline.com>)
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Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
[ProMED thanks Steve Berger for this comment.
A map of the Northern District of Israel can be accessed at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/israel.pdf>. - Mod.TY]
[see also:
West Nile virus - Israel (North District) 20070907.2956
2005
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West Nile virus, human - Israel 20050731.2228
West Nile virus, birds, migratory - Israel (02) 20050205.0391
West Nile virus, birds, migratory - Israel 20050203.0377
2003
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West Nile virus, human - Israel 20030712.1712
2002
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West Nile virus, human - Israel (03) 20021021.5616
West Nile virus, human - Israel (02) 20020924.5389
West Nile virus, human - Israel 20020816.5065
West Nile virus, mosquitoes - Israel (04) 20020801.4910
West Nile virus, mosquitoes - Israel (03) 20020719.4796
West Nile virus, mosquitoes - Israel (02) 20020520.4276
West Nile virus, mosquitoes - Israel 20020516.4234
2001
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West Nile virus, human - Israel 20010802.1510
2000
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West Nile virus, human cases - Israel (08) 20000927.1667
West Nile virus, human case - Israel 20000901.1469
1999
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West Nile virus, geese - Israel (02) 19991208.2132
West Nile virus, geese - Israel 19991123.2076]
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