A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that ivermectin, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;an antiparasitic drug&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ivermectin-oral-route/description/drg-20064397&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ivermectin-oral-route/description/drg-20064397">an antiparasitic drug</a> used to treat tropical diseases such as river blindness, can also fight the spread of malaria. It does so in a way that seems oddly (and satisfyingly) like revenge against the mosquitos that carry the disease. It makes the user’s blood a deadly poison to the insects that want to consume it.

Recent studies of the "mosquitocidal drug" ivermectin found a 26 per cent reduction in malaria cases among users.{ai:summary}A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, can combat malaria by making the user's blood toxic to mosquitoes. This finding highlights a potential new strategy in the fight against malaria transmission. #health

Scientists are studying ways to make your blood deadly to mosquitos

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