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Qatar
Al Jazeera
World
Scientific Surprise: Mosquitoes Have Been Feeding on Our Blood for 1.8 Million Years
A recent genetic study reveals that certain mosquito species have been feeding on human blood for approximately 1.8 million years.
Mar 18 • 04:30 UTC
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Brazil
Folha (PT)
National & Local
Mosquitoes of malaria were already biting Homo erectus almost 2 million years ago
A new study reveals that malaria-carrying mosquitoes may have been feeding on the blood of Homo erectus nearly two million years ago in Southeast Asia.
Mar 7 • 09:00 UTC
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Argentina
Clarin (ES)
National & Local
Anopheles mosquitoes have been feeding on human blood for 2 million years
A study suggests that Anopheles mosquitoes, which include malaria transmitters, have developed a preference for human blood since the arrival of early hominins in Southeast Asia around 1.8 million years ago.
Mar 1 • 11:11 UTC