Table 2. Cost of illness for WNV outbreak in Central Macedonia (2010–2013).
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Public prevention costs | 6,300,000 € | 4,600,000 € | 4,002,000 € | 3,052,000 € |
Hospitalised cases | 260 | 30 | 18 | 22 |
Cases treated in ICU* | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Hospitalization costs | 524,576 € | 74,070 € | 44,878 € | 38,916 € |
Hospitalization costs in ICU | 162,300 € | 14,200 € | 7,100 € | 20,700 € |
Total medical costs | 686,875 € | 88,270 € | 51,978 € | 59,616 € |
Productivity losses | 229,553 € | 30,636 € | 19,047 € | 17,195 € |
Total cost of illness (medical cost and productivity losses) |
916,429 € | 118,905 € | 71,025 € | 76,811 € |
Cost of illness per case |
3,524 € [563, 30,769] |
3,963 € [280, 37,515] |
3,946 € [563, 28,309] |
3,491 € [563, 26,503] |
* Intensive care units