Posts Tagged: dengue
Record Amounts of Rainfall Create Perfect Conditions for Mosquitoes
Mosquito Awareness Week, observed April 16 - 22, 2023, educates California residents about...
Spatial Repellent 'Significantly Lowers Risk' of Virus Transmission of Yellow Fever Mosquito
A highly controlled clinical study in Iquitos, Peru shows that a spatial repellent used as an...
Iquitos, the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region, is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city of Peru. Iquitos is also known as the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road, it is accessible only by river and air, according to Wikipedia. (Photo courtesy of Tom Scott)
UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott (center) and project scientist Amy Morrison and a prior team in Iquitos. (Archived photo courtesy of Tom Scott)
Congrats, Medical Entomologist and Humanitarian Thomas Scott
Congratulations to UC Davis medical entomologist and humanitarian Thomas W. Scott, selected as...
Medical entomologist Thomas Scott studies Aedes aegypti, a mosquito known for transferring dengue and other diseases. (CDC Photo)
Medical Entomologist Thomas Scott: One of World's Most Highly Cited Researchers for 3rd Year
Medical entomologist Thomas W. Scott, a UC Davis distinguished professor who retired in 2015 but...
Congratulations to Medical Entomologist Thomas W. Scott, a Top-Cited Researcher
Congratulations to medical entomologist Thomas W. Scott, named one of the 11 UC Davis...
UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott (center) and his field site director Amy Morrison with their mosquito collector and data management teams in Iquitos, Peru. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Scott lab)