Temperature consistently acts as a key factor driving increased dengue fever incidence across all regions. In contrast, rainfall had location-dependent effects: it increased dengue incidence in the eastern regions and reduced incidence in the western regions.
Unraveling the complex role of climate in dengue dynamics
The research team led by KIM Jae Kyoung, Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST and Chief Investigator of the Biomedical Mathematics Group at the Institute for Basic…