Warming Planet, Swarming Mosquitoes: Dengue Around the World

Warming Planet, Swarming Mosquitoes: Climate Change and the Global Dengue Surge - Dengue Around the World What if dengue is telling us something much bigger than how to control mosquitoes? As our climate changes, dengue increasingly sits at the intersection of human health, climate, urbanisation, environmental change, community behaviour and health-system resilience. That makes dengue not simply an infectious-disease challenge, but a systems and planetary health challenge—and an increasingly important strategic risk. Speakers: Christine F. Miller - Risk, Emergency and Business Continuity Management Consultant, Fellow of the ISRM Dr Surantha Perera - Consultant Paediatrician, Former President, Sri Lanka Medical Association, Chair, SLMA Expert Committee on Planetary Health and Climate Effects Dr Dilip Verma - Research Virologist Specializing in Arboviral Pathogenesis, Genomic Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness Dr Asraf Ahmad Bin Qamruddin - Public Health Physician, Head of Vector-Borne Disease Control Unit, Selangor State Health Department www.theisrm.org