Posts Tagged: Iquitos

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)

Posted on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 5:32 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: dengue (11), Highly Cited Researchers (1), Iquitos (3), Thomas W. Scott (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (442)

Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Battling Dengue at a Field Station in Iquitos, Peru

UC Davis epidemiologist Amy Morrison knows Iquitos, Peru, like the back of her hand. Travelers...

This is Iquitos, Peru, known as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon." Scientists know it as a hot spot for dengue. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Scott lab)

This is Iquitos, Peru, known as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon." Scientists know it as a hot spot for dengue. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Scott lab)

UC Davis epidemiologist Amy Morrison discusses dengue with Iquitos residents.