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. 2007 Apr 2;7:47. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-47

Table 3.

Terrestrial rabies costs by payer and county, NYS fiscal years 1999–2000 to 2001–2002

County Number of persons treated, specimens submitted, or animals vaccinated State Cost Third Party Cost Donations County Cost Average Cost*
Post exposure prophylaxis
A 126 $53,303.38 $30,762.49 - $5,735.18 $712.71
B 7 $723.21 $7,138.50 - $0.00 $1,123.10
C 133 $23,723.80 $27,496.34 - $7,327.49 $440.21
D 78 $36,590.63 $97,744.21 - $12,692.44 $1,884.97
E 313 $193,128.73 $100,098.44 - $21,808.87 $1,006.50
All counties 657 $307,469.75 $263,239.98 - $47,563.98 $941.06
Specimen Submission
A 2 $74.00 - - $0.00 $37.00
B 114 $1,579.25 - - $52.70 $14.32
C 321 $9,569.26 - - $831.90 $32.40
D 503 $10,734.02 - - $0.00 $21.34
E 1078 $42,639.89 - - $5,156.42 $44.34
All counties 2,018 $64,596.42 - - $6,041.02 $35.00
Vaccine Clinics
A 4140 $6,501.74 - $19,685.00 $0.00 $6.27
B 3309 $9,832.54 - $10,638.29 $0.00 $6.19
C 9915 $3,213.75 - $0.00 $23.75 $0.33
D 8741 $13,614.08 - $32,435.29 $589.78 $5.12
E 80 $1,200.00 - $0.00 $0.00 $15.00
All counties 26,185 $34,362.11 - $62,758.58 $613.53 $3.65
All Categories
A - $59,879.12 $30,762.49 $19,685.00 $5,735.18 -
B - $12,135.00 $7,138.50 $10,638.29 $52.70 -
C - $36,506.81 $27,496.34 $0.00 $8,183.14 -
D - $60,938.73 $97,744.21 $32,435.29 $13,282.22 -
E - $236,968.62 $100,098.44 $0.00 $26,965.29 -
All counties - $406,428.28 $263,239.98 $62,758.58 $54,218.53 -

* Average cost = (cost/n)