Lee Rafuse Haines

Associate Research Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medical Entomology, University of Notre Dame

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A female mosquito’s inner workings — particularly its guts and salivary glands — create the perfect environment for a virus to flourish.

Some viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway — a virologist & entomologist explain why

Lee Rafuse Haines

07 Feb 2025

4 min read

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