Dengue and West Nile Mosquitoes Prefer Different People’s Scent, a Clue for Targeted Repellents as Florida Dengue Surges
Nature World News | 12.11.2026 16:43
Why do some people get bitten more than others? A Florida International University (FIU) study suggests the answer depends on which mosquito is doing the biting. Among 119 volunteers, three disease-carrying species each favored a different group of people, and not one person ranked as highly attractive to all three, according to the study in iScience.
