The abstract of this article from 1996 sheds some light:<p>&quot;The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue, and viral encephalitides, are among those diseases most sensitive to climate. Climate change would directly affect disease transmission by shifting the vector&#x27;s geographic range and increasing reproductive and biting rates and by shortening the pathogen incubation period.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jama.jamanetwork.com&#x2F;mobile&#x2F;article.aspx?articleid=394508&amp;resultclick=1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jama.jamanetwork.com&#x2F;mobile&#x2F;article.aspx?articleid=39...</a>