{
  "id": 19726505,
  "title": "Blood-meal analysis indicates preferential feeding on humans and non-commensal rodents by Culex mosquitoes in Tanzania",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/blood-meal-analysis-indicates-preferential-feeding-on-humans-and-non",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.10.765634v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Arthropod-borne viruses are important emerging and re-emerging pathogens worldwide, yet information on mosquito feeding ecology and associated transmission networks remains limited in many African regions. This study investigated mosquito host-feeding patterns and arbovirus occurrence along an urban-rural gradient in Morogoro, Tanzania. Mosquitoes were collected at four locations representing…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}