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Why do some people attract mosquitoes? (Егор Камелев via Unsplash)

By Mark Waghorn via SWNS

Smelly armpits may turn you into a mosquito magnet, according to new research from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.

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The team from Johns Hopkins University released 200 mosquitoes each night. (Giraldo and Rankin-Turner et al via SWNS)

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The testing area and surrounding tents. (Julien Adam via SWNS)

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The testing area and surrounding tents. (Julien Adam via SWNS)

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