Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada
In the past decade, fluctuations in numbers of imported malaria cases have been seen in Canada. In 1997–1998, malaria case numbers more than doubled before returning to normal. This increase was seen in no other industrialized country. The Canadian federal malaria surveillance system collects insuff...
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doaj-f9ffaf327cad4a06be06d2d7f306295a2020-11-25T01:58:09ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-07-011071195120110.3201/eid1007.030826Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in CanadaJ. Dick MacLeanAnne-Marie DemersMomar NdaoEvelyne KokoskinBrian J. WardTheresa W. GyorkosIn the past decade, fluctuations in numbers of imported malaria cases have been seen in Canada. In 1997–1998, malaria case numbers more than doubled before returning to normal. This increase was seen in no other industrialized country. The Canadian federal malaria surveillance system collects insufficient data to interpret these fluctuations. Using local (sentinel), provincial, federal, and international malaria surveillance data, we evaluate and interpret these fluctuations. Several epidemics are described. With an ever-increasing immigrant and refugee population of tropical origin, improved surveillance will be necessary to guide public health prevention policy and practice. The Canadian experience is likely to be generalizable to other industrialized countries where malaria is a reportable disease within a passive surveillance system.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0826_articlemalariasurveillanceepidemicCanadaperspective |
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J. Dick MacLean Anne-Marie Demers Momar Ndao Evelyne Kokoskin Brian J. Ward Theresa W. Gyorkos |
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J. Dick MacLean Anne-Marie Demers Momar Ndao Evelyne Kokoskin Brian J. Ward Theresa W. Gyorkos Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada Emerging Infectious Diseases malaria surveillance epidemic Canada perspective |
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J. Dick MacLean Anne-Marie Demers Momar Ndao Evelyne Kokoskin Brian J. Ward Theresa W. Gyorkos |
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Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada |
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Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada |
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Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada |
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Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada |
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Malaria Epidemics and Surveillance Systems in Canada |
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malaria epidemics and surveillance systems in canada |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2004-07-01 |
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In the past decade, fluctuations in numbers of imported malaria cases have been seen in Canada. In 1997–1998, malaria case numbers more than doubled before returning to normal. This increase was seen in no other industrialized country. The Canadian federal malaria surveillance system collects insufficient data to interpret these fluctuations. Using local (sentinel), provincial, federal, and international malaria surveillance data, we evaluate and interpret these fluctuations. Several epidemics are described. With an ever-increasing immigrant and refugee population of tropical origin, improved surveillance will be necessary to guide public health prevention policy and practice. The Canadian experience is likely to be generalizable to other industrialized countries where malaria is a reportable disease within a passive surveillance system. |
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malaria surveillance epidemic Canada perspective |
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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0826_article |
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