Environmental Protection Ministry: Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been captured in various areas of Israel
The mosquitos were caught in traps placed in northern, southern and central regions, and around Haifa.
Local authorities were instructed to expand their monitoring, explaining that the traps were placed randomly around the country. Even if infected mosquitos have not been caught in a particular area, “this does not guarantee that the area is free of mosquitos,” the ministry said.
According to the Health Ministry, as of Sunday, 566 patients in Israel have been diagnosed with the virus. Since the outbreak of the West Nile virus in June, 38 people have died, the ministry added.