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Why sleeping with a chicken next to your bed can help beat malaria

Scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animals, such as chickens, by using their sense of smell Photo: Courtesy

Sleeping with a chicken next to your bed can help protect against malaria, according to new research.

Scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animals, such as chickens, by using their sense of smell.

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