TY - JOUR AU - Eckhardt, Rose AU - Berrang-Ford, Lea AU - Ross, Nancy AU - Pillai, Dylan AU - Buckeridge, David T1 - A Spatial Analysis of Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Determinants of Malaria Incidence in Adults, Ontario, Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 5 SP - 775 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Malaria, once endemic in Canada, is now restricted to imported cases. Imported malaria in Canada has not been examined recently in the context of increased international mobility, which may influence incidence of imported and autochthonous cases. Surveillance of imported cases can highlight high-risk populations and help target prevention and control measures. To identify geographic and individual determinants of malaria incidence in Ontario, Canada, we conducted a descriptive spatial analysis. We then compared characteristics of case-patients and controls. Case-patients were significantly more likely to be male and live in low-income neighborhoods that had a higher proportion of residents who had emigrated from malaria-endemic regions. This method’s usefulness in clarifying the local patterns of imported malaria in Ontario shows its potential to help identify areas and populations at highest risk for imported and emerging infectious disease. KW - Malaria KW - health status disparities KW - immigration KW - Ontario KW - Canada KW - travel KW - spatial distribution KW - geography KW - medical KW - surveillance KW - Plasmodium vivax KW - Plasmodium falciparum KW - vector-borne infections KW - parasites DO - 10.3201/eid1805.110602 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-0602_article ER - End of Reference