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The aim is to understand how climate change affects the spread and emergence of vector-borne diseases.

March 22, 2026Open Access

The Accelerating Threat How Climate Change is driving the Global Spread and Emergence of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases

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This review explores how climate change increases the emergence of vector-borne diseases, indicating urgent public health needs.

The aim is to understand how climate change affects the spread and emergence of vector-borne diseases.
Reviewed evidence linking climate change to vector-borne disease epidemiology.
Synthesized data on climatic impacts on diseases like malaria, dengue, and Lyme disease.
Discussed socio-economic factors such as land-use changes and urbanization.
Rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns are expanding disease vector habitats.
Increased reproductive rates of vectors like mosquitoes and ticks were observed.
The review stresses the need for better surveillance and proactive public health strategies.

Acker Alice (2025) studied this question.

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