{
  "id": 13859710,
  "title": "Africa: Growing Concern As Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Gains Ground in France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/africa-growing-concern-as-mosquito-borne-west-nile-virus-gains-ground-13859710",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T02:53:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610120014.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[RFI] France's national health agency has recorded more than 161 cases of West Nile virus and five deaths since its annual seasonal surveillance began on 1 May. Transmitted to humans by mosquitos, which contract it from birds, the virus is progressing rapidly across Europe. Experts say global warming is fostering the spread of such tropical diseases.",
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        "title": "Africa: Growing Concern As Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Gains Ground in France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/africa-growing-concern-as-mosquito-borne-west-nile-virus-gains-ground",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:53:39.000Z"
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  "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."
}