Bhubaneswar, Feb. 20 -- A new study has revealed that climate change is influencing the spread of dengue fever across the world. The study confirms temperature and rainfall as the critical factors that aid in the spread of the disease.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the bite of Aedes species mosquitoes, which is prevalent in Southeast Asia, including in India, the western Pacific islands, Latin America, and Africa.

As per the World Health Organisation report (WHO), dengue cases rose from 4.1 million in 2023 to over 10.6 million in 2024 in North and South America alone. This is of serious concern as the cases have increased drastically.

In 2024, over 14 million dengue cases and over 10,000 dengue-related deaths were report...