A influência do clima no aumento de casos de dengue em Uberlândia – MG, no ano de 2024

Abstract

The relationship between climatic conditions and human health is a well-established field of study, with Medical Climatology being the science that investigates the interface between atmospheric phenomena and the epidemiology of various diseases. It is historically understood that the environment exerts a direct influence on health, not necessarily as the primary cause of illnesses, but as a factor that can aggravate, mitigate, or modulate their occurrence, especially among vulnerable populations. In Brazil, vector-borne diseases such as dengue represent one of the greatest public health challenges, and their transmission dynamics are intrinsically linked to environmental factors. The proliferation of the transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is highly dependent on variables such as temperature, relative air humidity, and, crucially, the occurrence of precipitation, which creates the necessary breeding sites for its life cycle. Thus, the present research is justified by the need to deepen the understanding of how local-scale atmospheric dynamics influence the seasonality and intensity of dengue epidemics in Uberlândia-MG, an important urban center in the Triângulo Mineiro region.