Mosquitoes use plant sugars and vertebrate blood as nutritional resources. When searching
for blood hosts, some mosquitoes express preferential behavior for selected species. Here …

Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics, with Plasmodium
falciparum responsible for the majority of the disease burden and P. vivax being the …

Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but the mechanistic basis of this
phenomenon is poorly understood. We tested mosquito attraction to human skin odor and …

The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto continues to play an
important role in malaria transmission, which is aggravated by its high degree of …

Individuals are thought to have their own distinctive scent, analogous to a signature or
fingerprint. To test this idea, we collected axillary sweat, urine and saliva from 197 adults …

Vector control and personal protection against anthropophilic mosquitoes mainly rely on the
use of insecticides and repellents. The search for mosquito-attractive semiochemicals has …

Summary The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae exhibits a strong innate drive to
seek out humans in its sensory environment, classically entering homes to land on human …

Mosquito bites are endured by most populations worldwide. Reactions to mosquito bites
range from localized wheals and papules with associated pruritus to rare systemic reactions …

The malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is mainly guided by human odour
components to find its blood host. Skin bacteria play an important role in the production of …

Estimating the biting fraction of mosquitoes is of critical importance for risk assessment of
malaria transmission. Here, we present a novel odor-based tool that has been rigorously …