{"id":214310,"date":"2024-10-20T16:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T20:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=214310"},"modified":"2024-10-20T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T20:42:30","slug":"central-board-of-health-issues-urgent-alert-on-bed-bug-infestations-in-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/central-board-of-health-issues-urgent-alert-on-bed-bug-infestations-in-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Board of Health Issues Urgent Alert on Bed Bug Infestations in Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1632740806\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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