A Bloated Mosquito Is a Safe Mosquito (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

A Bloated Mosquito Is a Safe Mosquito

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Some appetite-reducing drugs can curtail mosquitoes' impulse to feed on warm-blooded hosts, which may be useful in preventing mosquito-borne illnesses such as Zika and yellow fever.

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Alex Wild

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