The number of people infected with a virus in the occupied territories hit a record

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, the Ministry of Health of the Zionist regime announced that after 24 years, it witnessed a new record in the spread of the West Nile virus in the occupied territories.

In the report published by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it is stated that so far 440 people have been infected with this virus in the occupied territories, and 32 of them have died due to the said disease. .

In 2000, the number of people infected with this virus was announced as 425. The Zionist officials announced earlier that most of those who have contracted this disease in the occupied territories live in the central regions and some of them are also based in the Sharon region.

West Nile virus is transmitted through mosquito bites and is generally transmitted to birds and then to other animals and humans. Those who have underlying diseases or cancer and whose immune system is weakened are more exposed to this virus.

The Ministry of Environment of the Zionist regime announced that the mosquito carrying this virus was found near Ben Gurion Airport has identified.