Figure 2. Analysis of five years of climate change and dengue fever incidence data from 16 regions in the Philippines reveals clear patterns in the relationships between climatic variables and dengue incidence (IMAGE)

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Figure 2. Analysis of five years of climate change and dengue fever incidence data from 16 regions in the Philippines reveals clear patterns in the relationships between climatic variables and dengue incidence

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Temperature consistently acts as a key factor driving increased dengue fever incidence across all regions. In contrast, rainfall had location-dependent effects: it increased dengue incidence in the eastern regions and reduced incidence in the western regions.

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