PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1585412
This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging Arboviruses in the Americas: Epidemiology, Public Health Impact, and Future PreparednessView all 4 articles
An exploration of current and future vector-borne disease threats and opportunities for change
Provisionally accepted
Alexandra Hiscox1
Robert Tyrrell Jones1,2
Jessica Dennehy1*Will Dyall1Laura Paris1Freya I Spencer1Fiona Keating1
Frederik Seelig3Abhinandan Narendran4Avijit Das4James G Logan1,2- 1Arctech Innovation, London, United Kingdom
- 2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- 3Aarhus University, Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
- 4Reckitt Benckiser (India), Delhi, India
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Vector-borne diseases, including dengue, threaten the health and livelihoods of over 80% of the world's population, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Environmental, ecological, climatic, and socio-economic factors are expected to drive increased transmission, emphasizing the need to identify key threats and prioritize strategies for control. We examined drivers, challenges and potential solutions with global experts, using Brazil and India as case studies. Both countries face rapid population growth, unplanned urbanization and increased exposure to animal reservoirs alongside unique surveillance and control challenges. We advocate for improvements in surveillance systems and capacity, investment in sustainable vector control tools, leveraging of artificial intelligence for outbreak prediction, and fostering public-private partnerships to develop innovative interventions. A multifaceted approach, combining community-led initiatives with advanced technologies, is essential to reducing the burden of vector-borne diseases and preventing future epidemics.
Keywords: Jessica Dennehy, Arctech Innovation, The Cube, Londoneast-uk Business and Technical Park, Yew Tree Avenue, Dagenham RM10 7FN, Vector-borne disease, climate
Received: 28 Feb 2025; Accepted: 28 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Hiscox, Jones, Dennehy, Dyall, Paris, Spencer, Keating, Seelig, Narendran, Das and Logan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jessica Dennehy, Arctech Innovation, London, United Kingdom
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