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. 2011 May 24;5(5):e1179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001179

Table 5. Costs associated with human cystic echinococcosis in Peru.

Category of loss Median(in U.S.$) 95% CI(in U.S.$)
Surgical cases of hepatic CE 191,223 167,254–216,878
Surgical cases of pulmonary CE 340,487 297,810–386,169
Surgical cases of hepatic/pulmonary CE 304,354 266,206–345,188
Mortality-associated productivity losses 45,343 37,187–55,875
Productivity losses (surgical cases) 47,563 4,357–91,422
Productivity losses (outpatients) 115,704 12,031–218,097
Productivity losses (asymptomatic cases) 1,370,468 121,685–3,747,867
Total losses 2,420,348 1,118,384–4,812,722