{
  "id": 1963233,
  "title": "West Nile Virus carrying mosquitoes detected in several areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/west-nile-virus-carrying-mosquitoes-detected-in-several-areas",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:45:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/692044"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>The Health and Environmental Protection Ministries announced that mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were detected in the areas of Petah Tikva, Kafr Qasim, Kafr Bara, Ben Gurion Airport, and the Brenner and Central Arava regional councils.</p><p>Since the beginning of the season, 17 people have been diagnosed with the virus. One person has died, while another remains hospitalized.</p>",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}