{
  "id": 13066803,
  "title": "Environment Ministry traps West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in northern and central Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/environment-ministry-traps-west-nile-virus-infected-mosquitoes-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/695039"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>The Environmental Protection Ministry reports that mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been trapped in northern and central Israel.</p><p>“We urge the public to ensure that standing water around their homes is drained and to report any mosquito hazards to their local authorities,\" the ministry said.</p>",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}