We must prepare for hidden threat of disease from natural disasters

The floodwaters brought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton have already done tremendous damage across the Southeast. In addition to the physical destruction, there’s another silent danger: the mosquitoes that will follow. As a scientist who has spent my entire professional career developing countermeasures like vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, we cannot ignore the danger posed by climate change and its effect on infectious diseases.