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Nepal, with its diverse geography and climate, has witnessed a rapid escalation in dengue cases in recent years, with the highest number of cases and fatalities reported in 2022.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec023\">\n<jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study analyzed the spatial distribution of dengue in Nepal from 2020 to 2023, using Moran\u2019s I spatial statistics to explore the relationship between environmental factors (such as vegetation indices, land surface temperature and precipitation) and dengue incidence.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec024\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>By utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques, the study seeks to identify high-incidence clusters and examine environmental factors contributing to the spread of dengue.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec025\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study examined dengue incidence in Nepal from 2020 to 2023, uncovering significant variations in disease patterns and their environmental correlations. Dengue cases peaked in 2022 (Moran\u2019s I<jats:italic>;<\/jats:italic> 0.634, P-value; 0.001) before declining in 2023 (Moran\u2019s I; 0.144, P-value; 0.036), likely due to targeted public health interventions. Spatial analysis revealed no significant patterns in 2020 (Moran\u2019s I; \u22120.004, P-value; 0.288) and 2021 (Moran\u2019s I; 0.006, P-value; 0.186), however, a focused spatial distribution emerged in 2022 and 2023. Environmental factors showed evolving relationships with dengue transmission: NDVI and LST showed negative correlations in 2020\u20132021, while NDWI and precipitation shifted from negative to positive correlations over the study period.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec026\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The findings showed significant spatial clustering of dengue cases in urban areas with correlations between higher precipitation and increased dengue incidence. 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