Why Arbovirus Hotspots Form: Lessons from Brazil

StephanieLQMarch 15, 2026March 15, 202605 mins

Source: John Ragai from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia via Wikimedia Commons. Highlights • Climate and rainfall patterns predict arbovirus outbreak hotspots• Warmer temperatures accelerate mosquito infection and virus transmission• Environmental data can enable earlier outbreak warnings As Brazil prepares to hold major power and oil auctions in 2026, the country is once again confronting a familiar challenge: how…

Oropouche Virus Is Expanding: Are You in a Newly Emerging Hotspot?

StephanieLQDecember 26, 2025December 23, 2025012 mins

Oropouche virus (OROV) is an emerging vector-borne disease rapidly expanding beyond the Amazon Basin and into new regions of Latin America and the Caribbean. Using advanced environmental and machine-learning models, researchers show that deforestation, land-use change, and climate conditions are creating widespread environments suitable for OROV transmission.