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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 42 Israelis have contracted leptospirosis from bathing in a contaminated spring in the Golan Heights and the waters that it feeds. In most cases the symptoms were mild. The contamination was probably caused from the feces of cattle herds and contaminate waters have been closed. The Ministry of Health stresses that it is safe to travel to the north and the disease cannot be caught from the air or pool water.On top of the leptospirosis scare, guest house owners feel they have been hit by Ministry of Tourism campaigns stressing Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and the achievements of the "Open Skies" program which makes air fares and traveling abroad much cheaper.Low-cost flights have made life difficult for Israeli hoteliers and especially guest houses in the north, which charge much higher prices than destinations in overseas countries such as Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.———©2018 the Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel). Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.