Table 1.
Number of Personnel Hours, Miles Traveled, and Associated Costs Attributable to the Mumps Outbreak Response at the University of Iowa and Johnson County, Iowa, by Institution and Type of Activity, July 12, 2015–May 7, 2016
| Activitya | Personnel Hours and Costs (%) | Total Hours | Total Costs (%), $b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCPH | IDPH | University of Iowa | Public Health Laboratory | |||
| Response planning and coordination | 195 (20) |
391 (40) |
344 (35) |
50.5 (5) |
980.5 (20) | 85 495 (24) |
| Case and contact investigation | 1259.5 (71) |
260 (15) |
248 (14) |
- | 1767.5 (36) | 98 293 (28) |
| Laboratory, specimen testing | - | - | - | 637c (100) |
637 (13)c | 49 257 (14)d |
| Develop/distribute educational materials | 79 (16) |
208 (43) |
148 (30) |
52 (11) |
487 (10) | 40 869 (12) |
| Prepare reports | 220.5 (35) |
239 (38) |
97 (16) |
67 (11) |
623.5 (13) | 43 851 (12) |
| Answer public inquiries | 37 (11) |
95 (29) |
51 (16) |
142 (44) |
325 (6) | 26 320 (7) |
| Other | 68.25 (45) |
82 (55) |
- | - | 150.25 (3) | 10 884 (3) |
| Total hours (%) | 1859.25 (37) | 1275 (26) |
888 (18) |
948.5 (19) |
4971.25e | |
| Miles traveled | 1240 | 484f | ||||
| Overtime paid, $ | 2526 | 2526 | ||||
| Total costs (%), $ | 89 245 (25) |
103 354 (29) |
92 675 (26) |
72 705d (20) |
357 979 | |
Abbreviations: IDPH, Iowa Department of Public Health; JCPH, Johnson County Public Health.
aActivities included in “response planning and coordination”: meetings/conference calls with state/local health department/university/lab to initiate surveillance, determine management of cases and of exposed students, develop protocols for diagnosis and testing, develop isolation recommendations and other activities part of planning response; activities included in “case and contact investigation”: tracking of cases, case interviews, screening of suspected cases, collection of specimens and transport to lab, tracking lab results and notification of students, checking vaccination status, database development, data entry and analysis.
bTotal costs calculated as hourly earnings+fringe benefits+overhead cost. The rate of overhead cost was specific to each institution and varied from 17.2% to 29.5%.
cIncludes laboratory technician time.
dIncludes laboratory technician time and cost of laboratory tests, $49 142; tests performed: 709 polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 103 serology IgM, specimens from Johnson County; unitary costs were $60.45 for PCR and $61.00 for serology.
eOut of total hours, 151.5 (3%) were self-reported as overtime.
fCost of miles were calculated by using the IDPH reimbursement rate of 0.39/mile.