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Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor.

Nature - 13 Nov 2014

McBride Carolyn S, Baier Felix, Omondi Aman B, Spitzer Sarabeth A, Lutomiah Joel, Sang Rosemary, Ignell Rickard, Vosshall Leslie B

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Female mosquitoes are major vectors of human disease and the most dangerous are those that preferentially bite humans. A 'domestic' form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has evolved to specialize in biting humans and is the main worldwide vector of dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya viruses. The domestic form coexists with an ancestral, 'forest' form that prefers to bite non-human animals and is found along the...

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PMID: 25391959
DOI: 10.1038/nature13964
PMCID: PMC4286346

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