A recent Time-to-event analysis on the establishment of Aedes albopictus and Dengue and Chikungunya found that these tropical diseases may soon become endemic in the European region.

Key drivers: Rising temperatures, increased trade and travel, urbanization.

Outbreaks in this region occur due to importing of cases followed by autochthonous aedes-borne transmission. Case numbers have increased exponentially - 304 cases of Dengue occurred in 2024 alone, compared to a total of 275 cases in the previous 15 years.

A majority of cases have occurred in urban, southern parts of Europe, during the summer. These trends highlight the need for stricter vector control, enhanced entomological and disease surveillance, early case detection systems etc.