Table 1.

Costs incurred by the New River Health District to control the fungal meningitis outbreak in New River Valley

New River Health District Personnel	Total hours	Hourly wage (salary + benefits)	Cost
Epidemiologists	386	$43.3	$16,748.5
Health District Director	70.5	$95.7	$6,746.9
Planner	32	$48.7	$1,558.7
Environmental Health Manager	12	$42.6	$511.0
Clerical	12	$31.0	$372.8
Administration	8	$30.0	$240.0
Nurse Epidemiologist	16	$36.0	$575.5
Volunteers	143	$26.2	$3,739.5
Total cost			$30,492.9