Differential Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Vector-Borne Disease Transmission Across Urban and Rural Settings: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Climate change is intensifying vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission globally, causing over 700,000 annual deaths, yet systematic evidence comparing climate-health pathways across urban and rural settlements remains fragmented. This scoping review aimed to synthesize evidence on the differential impacts of extreme weather events on vector-borne disease transmission between urban and rural environments and identify settlement-specific prevention and healthcare preparedness strategies. Methods: A scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for studies examining climate-vector-borne disease relationships across settlement types. Sixteen empirical studies were analyzed using narrative synthe

SUBMITTER: Alqassim AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12524810 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature