Dengue fever sweeps through Asia, helped by hotter and wetter weather

BANGKOK/HANOI/TAIPEI — Dengue fever infections are surging across large swaths of Asia, spurred by climate change and unusually rainy weather, with Bangladesh’s death toll this year exceeding 1,000.

Infections are up roughly 200% on the year in Thailand and Cambodia, while Taiwan is seeing a rapid surge. The outbreaks could affect their economic recoveries from the coronavirus pandemic.