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Mosquito Biology : How a Quest for Water Spawned a Thirst for Blood

Stensmyr, Marcus C. LU (2020) In Current Biology 30(18). p.1046-1049
Abstract

The invasive yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti preferentially feeds on human blood. A new study finds that human-biting in this important disease vector might just be an unfortunate side effect of breeding in human-stored water.

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published
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Current Biology
volume
30
issue
18
pages
1046 - 1049
publisher
Elsevier
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  • pmid:32961160
  • scopus:85091233351
ISSN
0960-9822
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.030
language
English
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yes
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2020-10-26 12:10:46
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