Medical entomologist Thomas Scott (right), professor of entomology at the University of California,...
Killer Mosquito
DENGUE MOSQUITO--The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits the virus that causes dengue fever. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
At work
THOMAS SCOTT at work in his lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott is mentioned in "The War on Dengue Fever," a...
Medical entomologist Thomas Scott
MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGIST--Thomas Scott, professor of entomology at UC Davis, is one of the leading authorities on dengue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In the lab
IN THE LAB--Battling mosquito-borne diseases, Thomas Scott, medical entomologist and professor of entomology at UC Davis, maintains a mosquito research lab in Briggs Hall on the UC Davis campus and field stations in Mexico, Thailand and Peru. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at
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What's medical entomolology?
Anyone who's an entomologist or who works in entomology is asked that...
Thomas Scott in Kenya
IN KENYA--UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott, towers above schoolchildren in Kenya in a photo taken in 2004. (He's 6-foot, 6-inches tall.)
Mosquito that tranmits dengue
THE CULPRIT--This is the mosquito, Aedes egypti, that transmits dengue. UC Davis entomologist Thomas Scott is a leading authority on the mosquito and the disease. See http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/tomscottdengue.html. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Friday, October 31, 2008 at
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