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. 2018 Dec 14;12(12):e0006938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006938

Table 6. Total economic impact of dengue infection 2012–2016, considering 25 endemic states in Mexico and differences between expansion factors.

Year Applied Factor Direct Medical Costs to the Healthcare System*
(US$ Average use cost)
Total cost of dengue from the patient’s perspective(direct medical costs + direct nonmedical costs + productivity loss)
(US$ Average cost, 95%CI)
Total Program cost in 25 endemic
states* (US$)
Total economic Impact (US$)
2012 Without factor $44,087,916 $4,932,375
($2,422,817–$9,113,607)
$95,441,720 $144,462,012
Health Facility $75,670,378 $7,143,989
($3,496,817–$13,135,868)
$178,256,087
All SYM $110,006,382 $10,238,311
($5,009,783–$18,817,016)
$215,686,412
2013 Without factor $53,060,853 $5,601,279
($2,748,255–$10,333,288)
$102,454,898 $161,117,031
Health Facility $98,082,454 $8,249,005
($4,026,495–$15,109,541)
$208,786,358
All SYM $143,369,590 $11,839,938
($5,776,587–$21,672,913)
$257,664,426
2014 Without factor $24,291,393 $2,575,436
($1,263,742–$4,751,761)
$106,742,637 $133,609,466
Health Facility $44,668,865 $3,788,038
($1,849,402–$6,940,494)
$155,199,540
All SYM $65,269,435 $5,436,411
($2,652,956–$9,954,349)
$177,448,483
2015 Without factor $19,253,681 $1,742,674
($852,167–$3,199,989)
$110,432,820 $131,429,174
Health Facility $41,656,655 $2,691,312
($1,303,578–$4,877,179)
$154,780,787
All SYM $55,582,249 $3,879,108
($1,877,360–$7,021,673)
$169,739,325
2016 Without factor $13,223,416 $1,187,969
($580,813–$2,180,877)
$115,794,366 $130,205,751
Health Facility $24,839,701 $1,839,121
($890,462–$3,331,053)
$146,429,509
All SYM $38,502,762 $2,651,361
($1,282,654–$4,796,611)
$156,843,113

* PAATY methodology;

years adjusted by inflation

Health facility: Patients who visited a health facility, expansion factor 3.7 ambulatory and 1.4 hospitalized; All SYM: All symptomatic dengue infections, expansion factor 5.6 ambulatory and 2.0 hospitalized.