An attractive scent - Nature.com

This study shows that flaviviruses promote the proliferation of acetophenone-producing skin commensal bacteria, which enhances mosquito attraction and thus flavivirus transmission.

Arboviruses require a vertebrate host and a vector for transmission. This process involves the localization of an infected host by haematophagous arthropods, which get infected during feeding and bec… [+767 chars]

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