Table 2.
Federal Outbreak Response Costs Associated with the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak in Canadaa
| Mean total costs | 5% | 95% | Total hours | Total overtime hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHAC | |||||
| Time 1: All except NML | $430,522 | $418,680 | $442,432 | 9650 | 205 |
| Time 2: All except NML | $222,139 | $211,523 | $232,864 | 5033 | 98 |
| Combined: All except NML | $652,661 | $637,003 | $668,452 | 14,683 | 303 |
| NML: staff | $147,110 | — | — | 4251 | 285 |
| NML: laboratory | $25,774 | — | — | — | — |
| Combined: All PHAC | $862,703 | $847,045 | $878,494 | 18,934 | 588 |
| Health Canada | $224,175 | $210,242 | $238,107 | — | 514 |
| CFIA | $1,294,038 | $1,025,776 | $1,563,369 | — | — |
| Total federal outbreak response costs | $2,380,928 | $2,110,829 | $2,652,494 | 18,934 | 1102 |
a
Totals are based on stochastic distributions and thus column input values do not necessarily add exactly to totals.
PHAC, Public Health Agency of Canada; NML, National Microbiology Laboratory; CFIA, Canadian Food Inspection Agency.