Transmission Potential for Dengue Fever Rises Globally
Percent change in the basic reproduction number (R0) of dengue by Aedes aegypti mosquitos in each World Health Organization Region. Click below to compare the different regions:
Africa
Americas
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
The scatterplot chart shows the increase in dengue fever transmissibility by Aedes aegypti mosquitos from 1951 to 2022. In each of the World Health Organization (WHO) regions, there were increases in the pathogen's contagiousness.
