{
  "id": 1714099,
  "title": "Overlooked Foodborne Parasites Caused an Estimated 171 Million Illnesses Worldwide in a Single Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/overlooked-foodborne-parasites-caused-an-estimated-171-million",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discover Magazine",
    "slug": "discover-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.discovermagazine.com/overlooked-foodborne-parasites-caused-an-estimated-171-million-illnesses-worldwide-in-a-single-year-49553"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Learn how parasites that contaminate food pose a major threat around the world, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}