Impact of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada, on asthma and other health outcomes: an interrupted time-series analysis
The 2023 wildfires substantially increased asthma-related emergency department visits in Ontario, with age and timing of exposure being important factors influencing the impact. As wildfires emerge as one of the fastest-growing environmental risk factors globally, future research should identify and evaluate measures to effectively mitigate the acute health impacts of wildfire smoke.
Authors
- Elaina MacIntyre
- Jay S. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1606-401X)
- Juwel Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5597-664X)
- Yushan Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3688-5803)
- Tarik Benmarhnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-3089)
- Adam van Dijk
- Allison Maier
- Jun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6024-0290)
- Nancy Slipp
- Jinhee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3365-7354)
- Chen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-946X)
- Hong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-3622)
Institutions
- Health Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241506
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.16