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Poisoning Mosquitoes with Human Blood
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A groundbreaking recent study shows mosquitoes can be poisoned by the blood of people taking a specific medication.
The drug, nitisinone, is already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating certain rare genetic disorders.
It disrupts a crucial enzyme (HPPD) that mosquitoes need to digest their blood meal, leading to death within 24 hours .
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