Workers of the Dhaka City Corporation spray pesticides to prevent dengue and other vector-borne diseases. As of 24 January 2023, over 60,000 dengue cases were reported across Bangladesh – the second-largest dengue outbreak in the country in 22 years. Photo courtesy: ZUMA Wire / IMAGO
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Climate change in Bangladesh is driving a dengue outbreak in winter
Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh but the current outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality. Many experts have linked the surge in dengue cases with extreme climate events
As of 24 January 2023, a total of 62,885 dengue cases and 287 deaths were reported across Bangladesh since a surge of cases started in June 2022. This is the second-largest dengue outbreak in the country in 22 years.
Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh and mostly occurs during and just after the monsoon season, but the current outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality.