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Article: Impact of climate change on dengue fever epidemics in South and Southeast Asian settings: A modelling study

TitleImpact of climate change on dengue fever epidemics in South and Southeast Asian settings: A modelling study
Authors
KeywordsDengue fever
Extreme weather event
Rainfall
Temperature
Issue Date1-Sep-2023
PublisherKeAi Communications
Citation
Infectious Disease Modelling, 2023, v. 8, n. 3, p. 645-655 How to Cite?
Abstract

The potential for dengue fever epidemic due to climate change remains uncertain in tropical areas. This study aims to assess the impact of climate change on dengue fever transmission in four South and Southeast Asian settings. We collected weekly data of dengue fever incidence, daily mean temperature and rainfall from 2012 to 2020 in Singapore, Colombo, Selangor, and Chiang Mai. Projections for temperature and rainfall were drawn for three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP126, SSP245, and SSP585) scenarios. Using a disease transmission model, we projected the dengue fever epidemics until 2090s and determined the changes in annual peak incidence, peak time, epidemic size, and outbreak duration. A total of 684,639 dengue fever cases were reported in the four locations between 2012 and 2020. The projected change in dengue fever transmission would be most significant under the SSP585 scenario. In comparison to the 2030s, the peak incidence would rise by 1.29 times in Singapore, 2.25 times in Colombo, 1.36 times in Selangor, and >10 times in Chiang Mai in the 2090s under SSP585. Additionally, the peak time was projected to be earlier in Singapore, Colombo, and Selangor, but be later in Chiang Mai under the SSP585 scenario. Even in a milder emission scenario of SSP126, the epidemic size was projected to increase by 5.94%, 10.81%, 12.95%, and 69.60% from the 2030s–2090s in Singapore, Colombo, Selangor, and Chiang Mai, respectively. The outbreak durations in the four settings were projected to be prolonged over this century under SSP126 and SSP245, while a slight decrease is expected in 2090s under SSP585. The results indicate that climate change is expected to increase the risk of dengue fever transmission in tropical areas of South and Southeast Asia. Limiting greenhouse gas emissions could be crucial in reducing the transmission of dengue fever in the future.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/346513
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dc.contributor.authorWang, Yawen-
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Shi-
dc.contributor.authorWei, Yuchen-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Kehang-
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Xiaoting-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Conglu-
dc.contributor.authorRen, Chao-
dc.contributor.authorYin, Shi-
dc.contributor.authorHo, Janice-
dc.contributor.authorRan, Jinjun-
dc.contributor.authorHan, Lefei-
dc.contributor.authorZee, Benny Chung ying-
dc.contributor.authorChong, Ka Chun-
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-17T00:31:07Z-
dc.date.available2024-09-17T00:31:07Z-
dc.date.issued2023-09-01-
dc.identifier.citationInfectious Disease Modelling, 2023, v. 8, n. 3, p. 645-655-
dc.identifier.issn2468-2152-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/346513-
dc.description.abstract<p>The potential for dengue fever epidemic due to climate change remains uncertain in tropical areas. This study aims to assess the impact of climate change on dengue fever transmission in four South and Southeast Asian settings. We collected weekly data of dengue fever incidence, daily mean temperature and rainfall from 2012 to 2020 in Singapore, Colombo, Selangor, and Chiang Mai. Projections for temperature and rainfall were drawn for three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP126, SSP245, and SSP585) scenarios. Using a disease transmission model, we projected the dengue fever epidemics until 2090s and determined the changes in annual peak incidence, peak time, epidemic size, and outbreak duration. A total of 684,639 dengue fever cases were reported in the four locations between 2012 and 2020. The projected change in dengue fever transmission would be most significant under the SSP585 scenario. In comparison to the 2030s, the peak incidence would rise by 1.29 times in Singapore, 2.25 times in Colombo, 1.36 times in Selangor, and >10 times in Chiang Mai in the 2090s under SSP585. Additionally, the peak time was projected to be earlier in Singapore, Colombo, and Selangor, but be later in Chiang Mai under the SSP585 scenario. Even in a milder emission scenario of SSP126, the epidemic size was projected to increase by 5.94%, 10.81%, 12.95%, and 69.60% from the 2030s–2090s in Singapore, Colombo, Selangor, and Chiang Mai, respectively. The outbreak durations in the four settings were projected to be prolonged over this century under SSP126 and SSP245, while a slight decrease is expected in 2090s under SSP585. The results indicate that climate change is expected to increase the risk of dengue fever transmission in tropical areas of South and Southeast Asia. Limiting greenhouse gas emissions could be crucial in reducing the transmission of dengue fever in the future.</p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherKeAi Communications-
dc.relation.ispartofInfectious Disease Modelling-
dc.subjectDengue fever-
dc.subjectExtreme weather event-
dc.subjectRainfall-
dc.subjectTemperature-
dc.titleImpact of climate change on dengue fever epidemics in South and Southeast Asian settings: A modelling study-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.idm.2023.05.008-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85162185571-
dc.identifier.volume8-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.spage645-
dc.identifier.epage655-
dc.identifier.eissn2468-0427-
dc.identifier.issnl2468-0427-

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