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Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions

Malaria parasites are thought to influence mosquito attraction to human hosts, a phenomenon that may enhance parasite transmission. This is likely mediated by alterations in host odour because of its importance in mosquito host-searching behaviour. Here, we report that the human skin odour profile i...

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Autores principales: de Boer, Jetske G., Robinson, Ailie, Powers, Stephen J., Burgers, Saskia L. G. E., Caulfield, John C., Birkett, Michael A., Smallegange, Renate C., van Genderen, Perry J. J., Bousema, Teun, Sauerwein, Robert W., Pickett, John A., Takken, Willem, Logan, James G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28839251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08978-9