Dengue and zika viruses turn people into mosquito bait

Science. 2022 Jul 8;377(6602):137. doi: 10.1126/science.add8036. Epub 2022 Jul 7.

Abstract

To spread, pathogens drive mice, people to make odorant.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Culicidae* / virology
  • Dengue Virus* / physiology
  • Dengue* / transmission
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings* / virology
  • Mice
  • Mosquito Vectors
  • Odorants*
  • Smell*
  • Zika Virus Infection* / transmission
  • Zika Virus* / physiology