Melissa R. Unran

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Multiple bouts of blood feeding in mosquitoes allow prolonged survival and are predicted to increase viral transmission during drought

Jun 2, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Christopher Holmes |Souvik Chakraborty |Oluwaseun Ajayi |Melissa R. Unran

AbstractSurvival through periods of drought is critical for mosquitoes to reside in semi-arid regions with humans, but water sources may be limited. Previous studies have shown that dehydrated mosquitoes will increase blood feeding propensity, but how this would occur over extended dry periods is unknown.

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