A team of Chinese researchers has found mosquitoes are more attracted to dengue and Zika-infected mice than healthy mice. Photo: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Chinese scientists unlock mosquito mystery in scent study that could aid control of dengue and Zika
- Findings open the door to a new strategy using vitamin supplements to control mosquito-vectored diseases
- Chemical analysis of infected mice and humans identified a molecule, called acetophenone, that mosquitoes found particularly attractive
A team of Chinese researchers has found mosquitoes are more attracted to dengue and Zika-infected mice than healthy mice. Photo: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
