Viruses alter victims' scent to attract mosquitoes - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Dengue and Zika viruses make mice and humans smell tastier to mosquitoes by altering the composition of their microbiomes.

The viruses that cause Zika and dengue fever are cunning foes. Not only do they hijack mosquitoes to jump from host to host, it seems they also alter the scent of those they infect to increase their … [+3031 chars]

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