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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/nationa...-warning-over-dengue-fever-infection-1.423175
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* Published 00:51 08.04.12
* Latest update 00:51 08.04.12
Health Ministry issues warning over Dengue fever infection as number of mosquitoes climbs.
By Dan Even
The tropical disease dengue fever is on the increase in Israel and it's only a matter of time until it becomes actively infectious here, according to a local expert...
...Schwartz noted that there has been an upswing in cases of Israelis stricken by the virus abroad and then diagnosed on their return home. The rise in such cases, in areas close to where the mosquito's presence in Israel is also increasing, multiplies the risk that the disease will become actively infectious here, although locally-spread cases have yet to be reported...
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* Published 00:51 08.04.12
* Latest update 00:51 08.04.12
Health Ministry issues warning over Dengue fever infection as number of mosquitoes climbs.
By Dan Even
The tropical disease dengue fever is on the increase in Israel and it's only a matter of time until it becomes actively infectious here, according to a local expert...
...Schwartz noted that there has been an upswing in cases of Israelis stricken by the virus abroad and then diagnosed on their return home. The rise in such cases, in areas close to where the mosquito's presence in Israel is also increasing, multiplies the risk that the disease will become actively infectious here, although locally-spread cases have yet to be reported...