[Tropmed-l] Fwd: news

[Tropical Medicine News]

*Leprosy patient on trial in China, all in court wear medical masks*
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/12/06/Leprosy-patient-on-trial-in-China-all-in-court-wear-medical-masks/UPI-44591386358230/?spt=rln&or=1

*Hope and heartbreak in the vanishing world of a leprosy settlement*
http://crosscut.com/2013/12/10/arts/117799/jarvis-when-we-are-called-part/

*Research determines malaria parasites are specific to host species*
http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/medical_countermeasures/328733-research-determines-malaria-parasites-are-specific-to-host-species/

*Stripped mobile phone camera turned into a mini-microscope for low-cost
diagnostics*
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-mobile-camera-mini-microscope-low-cost-diagnostics.html

*Why do mosquitoes go for the ankles? It could be because your FEET smell:
Scientists find insects are attracted to certain body odour*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2520696/Scientists-mosquitoes-attracted-certain-body-odour.html

*Could Transgenic Mosquitoes Help In The Fight Against Dengue And Malaria?*
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ttp://inventorspot.com/articles/could_transgenic_mosquitoes_help_fight_against_dengue_and_malari

*Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others?*
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/12/09/3908040.htm

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