PARIS, Nov 17 — Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said yesterday, seeking to shine a light...
A health worker sprays insecticide to prevent the spread of dengue fever in Kulim, Kedah. — Picture by Firdaus LatifRM10 bonusPARIS, Nov 17 — Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said yesterday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease.
“Dengue is a really good first disease to focus on because it’s very climate sensitive,” Erin Mordecai, an infectious disease ecologist at Stanford University, told AFP. For the new study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, a US team of researchers looked at how hotter temperatures were linked to dengue infections in 21 countries across Asia and the Americas.
More than 12.7 million dengue cases were recorded worldwide this year as of September, nearly double 2023’s total record, according to World Health Organization figures. Another set of research, also not peer-reviewed, raised hopes of a potential tool to help fight the rise of dengue. When Brazil endured its worst-ever dengue outbreak this year, there was only a small increase in dengue in Niteroi, they found.
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