West Nile Virus Outbreak in Israel 2024 Compared with Previous Seasons: A Retrospective Study
The large 2024 outbreak of WNV was associated with considerable mortality and functional impairment among hospitalized patients that was higher compared with previous years. Poor outcomes were particularly observed in older adults and patients with B-cell depletion. The observation of severe disease and poor outcomes in patients with B-cell depletion, as well as possible therapeutic implications, should be further investigated.
Authors
- Michal Canetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-3447)
- Eyal Leshem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-6131)
- Lior Naveh
- Erez Magiel
- Itzchak Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4716-1293)
- Dafna Yahav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-9791)
- Yaniv Lustig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7949-5912)
- Ili Margalit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2622-418X)
- Nicola Maggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-2108)
- Anat Wieder-Finesod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7746-7870)
- Victoria Indenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-0591)
- Gili Regev‐Yochay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7163-4607)
- Bella Mechnik
- Miki Goldenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-8606)
- Nadav Baharav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-709X)
- Noam Barda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-235X)
- Yovel Peretz
- S. Dekel
- Ana Belkin
- Amir Tafesh
- Guy Katzenellenbogen
- Marina Brod
- Yonatan Shusterman
- Simchovitz-Gesher
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
- Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital (IL)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-025-01140-3
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.03