What's for dinner? Understanding why for malaria mosquitoes the answer is often "man"

By Gregory Lanzaro, Bradley Main, Yoosook Lee, and Travis C Collier
Backed by Kenneth Main, Jim Koerber, Jacob Crawford, Oscar Jasklowski, and Melissa Gabel Morse
UC Davis
Davis, California
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  • Melissa Gabel Morse
    Melissa Gabel MorseBacker
    I have had two bouts of malaria, both miserable I hope you have success with your research.
    Sep 03, 2014
  • Gregory Lanzaro
    Gregory LanzaroResearcher
    Thank you very much for support
    Sep 04, 2014
  • Jim Koerber
    Jim KoerberBacker
    Brad Good luck in your research! Jim Koerber
    Sep 03, 2014
  • Bradley Main
    Bradley MainResearcher
    Thanks for the support Jim. We really appreciate it.
    Sep 03, 2014
  • Oscar Jasklowski
    Oscar JasklowskiBacker
    This is fantastic. This'll be among one of the silliest questions I've asked, but here it goes: do mosquito bites bother cattle as much as they bother us? Any way of knowing?
    Aug 25, 2014
  • Yoosook Lee
    Yoosook LeeResearcher
    That is not a silly question and one that researchers have tried to answer for many years in many different parts of the world. We posted our finding from three villages in the Kilombero valley in our lab notes: https://experiment.com/u/iu3aBQ They seem to be biting more animals than humans. But that is enough to get the malaria transmission going year-round.
    Aug 25, 2014
  • Jacob Crawford
    Jacob CrawfordBacker
    Hope this gets the ball rolling for you guys! Good luck!
    Aug 25, 2014
  • Yoosook Lee
    Yoosook LeeResearcher
    Thanks, Jacob. Totally unexpected...
    Aug 25, 2014