Thursday, July 23, 2020

How mosquitoes got their taste for human blood and what it means for the future

To predict and help control the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses, it's important to know where and why certain mosquitoes got their taste for biting humans in the first place. Now, researchers have identified two major factors: a dry climate and city life. Based on these findings, they predict that increased urbanization in the coming decades will mean even more human-biting mosquitoes in the future.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200723115921.htm

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