Malaria Parasites Alter Human Odor to Attract Mosquito Vectors

Hillery C. Metz; Carolyn S. McBride

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2018.05.003

Malaria Parasites Alter Human Odor to Attract Mosquito Vectors

Hillery C. Metz
, Carolyn S. McBride

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Abstract

Several studies have demonstrated that malaria parasites can render vertebrate hosts – including humans – more attractive to biting mosquitoes. A recent study provides evidence that Plasmodium falciparum infection alters the aldehyde composition of human foot odor, and suggests that this may be the proximate cause of increased attraction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	547-549
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Parasitology
Volume	34
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2018.05.003
State	Published - Jul 2018

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Infectious Diseases
Parasitology

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Malaria Parasites Alter Human Odor to Attract Mosquito Vectors

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