Dr. Raed Al-Shboul, Secretary-General of Epidemiological Affairs, disclosed that the recently recorded case of West Nile fever involves a six-year-old girl.

In a statement to Roya on Monday, Shboul explained that the girl was first admitted to Mafraq Governmental Hospital with a high fever and was later transferred to the Founding King Hospital. A blood PCR test confirmed she had West Nile fever.

He noted that the girl is in stable condition, recovering, and under medical supervision.