Human blood type influences the host-seeking behavior and fecundity of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

Abstract The nutritional requirements of mosquitoes include both sugar (generally derived from the nectar of flowers) and blood (humans or animals). Mosquitoes express different degrees of preferences towards hosts depending on behavioral, ecological, and physiological factors. These preferences hav...

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Main Authors: Shahmshad Ahmed Khan, Nur Faeza Abu Kassim, Cameron Ewart Webb, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Saboor Ahmad, Sadia Malik, Taimoor Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03765-z