An 84-year-old Israeli man died this week of a mosquito-transmitted virus that has killed at least seven people in the New York area during the past two summers. Israeli officials said they would increase spraying against mosquitos, but said the West Nile virus is common in the Middle East and that most Israelis have developed immunity.
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