| climate change and threat of vector-borne diseases in india: are we prepared? | it is unequivocal that climate change is happening and is likely to expand the geographical distribution of several vector-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue etc. to higher altitudes and latitudes. india is endemic for six major vector-borne diseases (vbd) namely malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, japanese encephalitis and visceral leishmaniasis. over the years, there has been reduction in the incidence of almost all the diseases except chikungunya which has re-emerged since 200 ... | 2010 | 20155369 |