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  "id": 7364074,
  "title": "Mosquito 'toilet' detects West Nile and first Hedwig-like virus found in the Americas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mosquito-toilet-detects-west-nile-and-first-hedwig-like-virus-found",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mosquito-toilet-west-nile-hedwig.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When public health researchers want to know whether diseases such as COVID-19 or polio are circulating in a community, they can look for genetic evidence in wastewater.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US scientists turn to chickens to sound the alarm as West Nile cases rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/us-scientists-turn-to-chickens-to-sound-the-alarm-as-west-nile-cases",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:00:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}