{"id":164877,"date":"2022-12-12T09:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T13:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=164877"},"modified":"2022-12-12T09:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T13:48:32","slug":"vector-control-unit-undertakes-treatment-operation-after-heavy-rain-creates-proliferation-of-mosquitoes-on-sister-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/vector-control-unit-undertakes-treatment-operation-after-heavy-rain-creates-proliferation-of-mosquitoes-on-sister-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Vector Control Unit undertakes treatment operation after heavy rain creates proliferation of mosquitoes on sister-island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2750764359\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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