Table 4. Cost of public health intervention to control meningococcal outbreak, Putnam County, Florida, 1998–1999^a.

Expenditure	Estimated working hrsb	Approximate cost (U.S.$)	% of total cost of intervention
Purchase and delivery of the vaccine	N/A	240,500	65
Personnel costs
Vaccine administration	4,000	74,000	20
Public information	1,200	22,200	6
Contact investigation	1,000	18,500	5
Other	N/A	14,800	4
Total	6,200	370,000	100

^aNA, not applicable.
^bAverage cost per hour of a public health employee was estimated to be $18.50.