Odor may be key in West Nile fight

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Researchers at the University of California Davis believe they've found the common factor that attracts mosquitos to both birds and humans -- and helps them to spread the West Nile Virus as a result.

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etymologist

"...anything that smells like a chemical compound called nonanal -- pronounced NAWN-uh-nawl -- is tasty."
Glad it's non-anal. Would have been a bad place for the bugs to go to otherwise.

wise

Menifee, AR

hey max. been gettin lots of skeeters after yoga?

gary

Waikoloa, HI

I quit reading this article after the first paragraph. It stinks. Oh, excuse me. That might just be me. It stinks good.

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