An analysis of economic costs associated with an outbreak of typhoid fever

W.X. Shandera, J.P. Taylor, T.G. Betz and P.A. Blake

American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 1, 71-73

Abstract: We examined the costs of a typhoid fever outbreak caused by exposures to contaminated food over a 47-day period at a restaurant. For the 49 respondents, the patient-related costs ($215,548) were primarily medical expenses ($183,902) and lost income or productivity ($28,603). The estimated patient-related costs for all 80 outbreak-associated cases was $351,920. Had contaminated food continued to be served, the prevention-related costs ($36,500) would have been offset by patient-related costs ($7,488/day) within 5 days.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.75.1.71

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