Why are some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others?
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.044.
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Abstract
Mosquitoes rely on their sense of smell to find humans to secure a blood meal, transmitting deadly diseases with their bite. In this issue of Cell, De Obaldía and colleagues examine why mosquitoes bite some people more than others and report an association with the level of carboxylic acids in the human skin odor.
Medical subject headings
- Culicidae