The flowery scent of a Zika or dengue infection lures mosquitoes
Mice and humans infected with dengue emit acetophenone, a mosquito-attractor
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (shown) are attracted to the scent of a chemical that comes from mice infected with dengue or Zika virus, a study shows.
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