The moment a chick hatches from its egg, maggots burrow into its skin to drink its blood, usually killing it. But scientists have found a way to stop the blood-sucking parasites.
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Principal Scientific Officer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of Protozoology, University of Bristol
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Professor of Biochemical Parasitology, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Veterinary and Molecular Parasitology, University of Sydney
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PhD student, Australian National University
