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Mosquitoes attracted to odour of malaria patients

Mosquitoes attracted to odour of malaria patients

American scientists have discovered a specific odour produced by malaria-infected cells which attracts mosquitoes. This might explain why malaria mosquitoes are more likely to bite infected individuals. The study was published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Continue reading

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