Infections

Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help

Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria.

OCTOBER 6, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of a plague patient, demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.

Nine-year-old dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Kinneret

According to the ministry, an investigation found that the boy had been swimming at Kursi Beach in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) about a week before his hospitalization.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ

Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Nine-year-old boy in serious condition after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba

The boy was hospitalized with swelling in his brain and was subsequently sedated and ventilated in intensive care at Rambam Hospital. A Kinneret swim event was postponed following the case.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Fusarim: The dangerous fungus in Gaza that killed an IDF soldier

An IDF soldier wounded in Gaza died due to a fungal infection from Fusarim. What is the Fusarium fungus, how is it transmitted, and what is the treatment?

FEBRUARY 11, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL

'Don't panic': Gaza fungal infections not an epidemic, Israeli expert says

Sanitary conditions in Gaza lead to concern about disease, but Israeli health experts clarified that the fungal infection does not represent an epidemic. Health authorities will meet to assess.

DECEMBER 28, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE