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The smell from a live chicken could help protect against malaria, researchers have found.

Ethiopian and Swedish scientists discovered that malarial mosquitoes tend to avoid chickens and other birds.

The experiments, conducted in western Ethiopia, included suspending a live chicken in a cage near a volunteer sleeping under a bed net.

Addis Ababa University professor Habte Tekie was on the team that conducted the study and told Focus on Africa鈥檚 Akwasi Sarpong more about it.

(Photo: Kassahun Jaleta)