Feeding Mosquito (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Feeding Mosquito

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Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximize the chance of being spread, research from the University of Edinburgh shows.

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Sinclair Stammers and Sarah Reece

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