Cases will rise as much as 60%, as parts of the world enter the temperature “sweet spot” for the mosquito-borne virus

Increasing global temperatures wrought by greenhouse gas emissions have boosted the number of dengue cases, new research shows.

Accounting for such factors, the team still found that there was a relationship with higher temperatures, noting that other research has found that dengue-carrying mosquitoes pump out more of the virus as temperatures reach a range between 20°C and 29°C (68°F and 84°F).

Dengue fever has spread at alarming rates this year. New research attributes nearly a fifth of the existing dengue burden to climate change.

Climate change has the potential to spark an additional 40-60 per cent spike by 2050 — and by as much as 150-200 per cent in some areas — according to a study

In India, the number has increased from 2,33,251 with 303 deaths in 2022 to 2,89,235 cases in 2023 with deaths increasing to 485, according to government data

Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease.

New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections and that case rates could increase by 60% by 2050.