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US scientists have warned India of increased incidence of infectious and vector-borne diseases in coming years due to climate change. According to a report on climate change and infectious diseases in India authored by top scientists from Environment Safety and Health Compliance Office of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Climate and Health Program, National Centre for Environmental Health, cases of diseases like dengue and chikungunya are all set to go up. The incidence of diarrhoeal diseases, which is responsible for one-fourth of child deaths, may rise further, states the report. "Diarrhoeal diseases are largely attributable to unsafe drinking water and lack of basic sanitation. Rapid urbanization and industrialization, population growth and inefficient water use are already causing water shortages in India. Climate change will exacerbate the lack of available fresh water as annual mean rainfall decreases in many areas," scientists have argued in the article titled 'Climate Change and Infectious Diseases in India: Implications for Healthcare Providers' published in a recent issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Research.