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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Rebecca Whittaker

Malaria breakthrough as scientists find drug makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes

An anopheles gambiae mosquito that has been fed dye to make it glow - (Lee R. Haines)

A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found.

Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito numbers and, as a result, malaria risk.

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