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Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others - and it's nothing to do with blood

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Mosquito bites are often the bane of a foreign holiday, and those who are common fodder for the insects will know how horrid it can be.

But despite the oft-heard cry - "why do they always bite me?" - your biting potential isn't down to your blood, or perfume, or whatever other reasons you may think.

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