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Non-Canonical Odor Coding Ensures Robust Mosquito Attraction to Humans
<p>Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread deadly diseases, including dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Only female mosquitoes bite, and they do so because they require a blood-meal for reproduction. Aedes aegypti prefer to bite human hosts, which contributes to their effectiveness as a deadly …
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Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others: Metabolic Correlates of Human Attraction in AEDES AEGYPTI
<p>Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors of two major infectious diseases that plague the developing world today: dengue fever and chikungunya, with dengue fever alone resulting in ~400 million total yearly infections, and ~24,000 deaths (Bhatt et al., 2013). Understanding the biology …