West Nile fever outbreak, Israel, 2000: Epidemiologic aspects

Miriam Weinberger; Silvio D. Pitlik; Dan Gandacu; Ruth Lang; Faris Nassar; Debora Ben David; Ethan Rubinstein; Avi Izthaki; Joseph Mishal; Ruth Kitzes; Yardena Siegman-Igra; Michael Giladi; Neora Pick; Ella Mendelson; Hanna Bin; Tamar Shohat; Michal Y. Chowers

doi:10.3201/eid0704.017416

West Nile fever outbreak, Israel, 2000: Epidemiologic aspects

Miriam Weinberger^*, Silvio D. Pitlik, Dan Gandacu, Ruth Lang, Faris Nassar, Debora Ben David, Ethan Rubinstein, Avi Izthaki, Joseph Mishal, Ruth Kitzes, Yardena Siegman-Igra, Michael Giladi, Neora Pick, Ella Mendelson, Hanna Bin, Tamar Shohat, Michal Y. Chowers

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From August 1 to October 31, 2000, 417 cases of West Nile (WN) fever were serologically confirmed throughout Israel; 326 (78%) were hospitalized patients. Cases were distributed throughout the country; the highest incidence was in central Israel, the most populated part. Men and women were equally affected, and their mean age was 54±23.8 years (range 6 months to 95 years). Incidence per 1,000 population increased from 0.01 in the 1st decade of life to 0.87 in the 9th decade. There were 35 deaths (case-fatality rate 8.4%), all in patients >50 years of age. Age-specific case-fatality rate increased with age. Central nervous system involvement occurred in 170 (73%) of 233 hospitalized patients. The countrywide spread, number of hospitalizations, severity of the disease, and high death rate contrast with previously reported outbreaks in Israel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	686-691
Number of pages	6
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0704.017416
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Weinberger, M., Pitlik, S. D., Gandacu, D., Lang, R., Nassar, F., Ben David, D., Rubinstein, E., Izthaki, A., Mishal, J., Kitzes, R., Siegman-Igra, Y., Giladi, M., Pick, N., Mendelson, E., Bin, H., Shohat, T., & Chowers, M. Y. (2001). West Nile fever outbreak, Israel, 2000: Epidemiologic aspects. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 7(4), 686-691. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0704.017416

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