Li, Mei-HuiMei-HuiLi2026-01-232026-01-23202597830319025439783031902550https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105023605036https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/735549Because infectious diseases transmission is complex and influenced by multiple factors, the dynamics of emerging and reemergingdiseases is difficult to predict. This study investigates the pattern of dengue occurrence in Taiwan by considering the relationship between disease dynamics and environmental elements. In Taiwan, the patterns of dengue outbreaks have changed over the past 120 years. First, I analyze dengue fever occurrences over the last century classified into three major periods to determine which factors potentially affect dengue outbreaks. Interestingly, changes in the patterns of dengue occurrences in Taiwan coincided with changes in the form of government (i.e., from Japanese colonialism to Kuomintang authoritarian military rule to multiparty democracy). Subsequently, I compared the incidence of dengue outbreaks before, during, and after the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in Taiwan. Moreover, meteorological factors associated with dengue transmission were examined in Tainan city, one of the dengue hot spots in Taiwan. Finally, I reviewed the current intervention policy for dengue outbreaks in Taiwan. The changes in the patterns of dengue incidence in Taiwan reflect the interplay among different factors on multiple levels.Border controlCOVID-19 pandemicDisease transmissionHuman mobilityMosquito densitySoutheast Asia[SDGs]SDG3book part10.1007/978-3-031-90255-0_4