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flag Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are biting humans more often due to habitat loss, increasing disease risk.

flag Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are increasingly biting humans due to habitat loss and declining wildlife, a new study finds. flag With fewer animal hosts available, mosquitoes are turning to people, raising the risk of diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. flag DNA analysis of blood meals from captured mosquitoes showed human DNA in 18 out of 24 samples, with others from birds, a dog, mouse, and amphibian. flag Researchers warn the shift increases disease transmission risk and call for public health strategies that include ecosystem conservation.

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