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Updated · ScienceAlert · Aug 8

FIU Study Links 3 Mosquito Species to Skin Scents and Microbes in 119 Volunteers

Updated

Updated · ScienceAlert · Aug 8

FIU Study Links 3 Mosquito Species to Skin Scents and Microbes in 119 Volunteers

3 articles · Updated · ScienceAlert · Aug 8

119 Miami volunteers took part in an FIU-led experiment that found some people attract mosquitoes more strongly because of specific skin scents and microbes.
Three species—Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus—were released in an olfactometer test to measure which people drew the strongest response.
The findings, published in iScience, move researchers closer to explaining why mosquitoes consistently target some individuals while largely ignoring others.
That mechanism could help guide future work on mosquito-bite prevention by focusing on the skin chemistry and microbial profiles that drive attraction.

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