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In spite of a high annual cost for treatment and significant social costs, NIH funding for LD significantly trails that appropriated for other diseases.
| Disease | NIH Funding (Millions, 2018) | US Cases per Year | Funding per Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria | $202 | 1700 1 | $118,824 |
| HIV/AIDS | $3000 | 38,739 2 | $77,441 |
| West Nile virus | $45 | 2544 3 | $17,689 |
| PTLDS | $23 | 45,000 4 | $511.11 |
| LD | $23 | 300,000 5 | $76.67 |
1 CDC estimate (2018), 2 CDC (2017), 3 CDC preliminary (2018), 4 15% of CDC estimate (2015), 5 CDC estimate, (2015).
