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The Economic Impact of Cystic Echinococcosis in Rio Negro Province, Argentina
- Source :
- The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94:615-625
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016.
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Abstract
- Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a parasitic zoonosis with substantial human health and economic consequences, is highly endemic in Rio Negro Province, Argentina. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect human and livestock-associated monetary losses attributable to CE, in Rio Negro Province, for the year 2010. Human costs were estimated using data obtained from hospital chart reviews, patient interviews, and government reports. Livestock-associated losses were estimated using data from government reports and scientific publications. Spreadsheet models were developed utilizing Latin Hypercube sampling to account for uncertainty in the input parameters. In 2010, the estimated total cost of CE, in Rio Negro Province, ranged from US$4,234,000 (95% credible interval [CI]: US$2,709,000-US$6,226,000) to US$5,897,000 (95% CI: US$3,452,000-US$9,105,000), with livestock-associated losses representing between 80% and 94% of the total losses, depending on whether non-healthcare-seeking human cases were included and if livestock slaughter values were adjusted to account for underreporting. These estimates suggest that CE is responsible for considerable human and livestock-associated monetary losses in Rio Negro Province. Stakeholders and policymakers can use these data to better allocate public health and agricultural resources for this region.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Livestock
Adolescent
Endemic Diseases
Total cost
030231 tropical medicine
Argentina
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Echinococcosis
Environmental protection
Virology
medicine
Credible interval
Animals
Humans
Economic impact analysis
Child
Socioeconomics
Government
business.industry
Public health
Infant
Articles
Health Care Costs
Middle Aged
030108 mycology & parasitology
medicine.disease
Infectious Diseases
Geography
Agriculture
Child, Preschool
Female
Parasitology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14761645 and 00029637
- Volume :
- 94
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82a09615ec4125af1795de094152c850