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Malaria infection may enhance host attractiveness to mosquitoes

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Mice infected with malaria release a different odor profile from that of uninfected individuals, making infected mice more attractive to mosquitoes, according to a study. Mosquitoes serve as vectors of malaria infection, acquiring malaria parasites during blood feeding on infected individuals and eventually transmitting the parasites to other individuals.

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