Channel 12 reporter Yoav Even reports that mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus were detected in the Tamar Regional Council in southern Israel, and that six patients have been confirmed with the disease since the beginning of 2026.
01 · THE DISPATCH
Channel 12 reporter Yoav Even reports that West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes were detected in the Tamar Regional Council in southern Israel. According to the report, six patients have been confirmed with the disease since the beginning of 2026. The Tamar report follows earlier West Nile fever cases in the Sharon region, as previously reported by The Zioneer. No further details on the patients' condition or locations were provided.
02 · How it developed
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03 · Source and signal
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