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Researchers explain why mosquitoes are drawn to pregnant women
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Researchers from institutions including Sweden's Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered why certain women, especially pregnant ones, attract mosquitoes. They identified 27 chemical compounds in scent samples, with octenol playing a key role. The finding could improve mosquito traps and repellents.
Dry winters and springs continue to suppress mosquito populations in Sweden. Researchers at the National Veterinary Institute predict another season with unusually few mosquitoes.
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Watafiti wa Taasisi ya Utafiti wa Matibabu Kenya (KEMRI) wametoa tahadhari baada ya ugunduzi wa aina mpya ya mbu Anopheles katika maeneo ya mijini. Mbu huyu anapendelea mazingira ya binadamu na anaweza kuongeza hatari ya malaria mijini. Juhudi za ufuatiliaji zinaendelea katika kaunti kadhaa.