MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd September, 2018) The Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) on Sunday warned Russian travelers about the outbreak of the West Nile fever in Israel.
The watchdog pointed out in a statement that as of August 23 a total of 68 cases of the West Nile fever had been registered in Israel with two people having died.
"Rospotrebnadzor draws people's attention [to this information] and asks them to take this information into account while planning trips," the statement said.
The body also noted that the disease continued to spread in Europe, especially in Serbia, Italy, Greece, Hungary and Romania.
This year's outbreak of the West Nile fever is caused by the unusually hot weather and big number of mosquitoes.
