Economic Burden of West Nile Virus Disease, Quebec, Canada, 2012-2013

The economic burden of West Nile virus (WNV) infection is not known for Canada. We sought to describe the direct and indirect costs of WNV infection in the province of Quebec, Canada, up to 2 years after onset of signs and symptoms. We conducted a retrospective cohort study that included WNV cases r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-10, Vol.25 (10), p.1943-1950
Hauptverfasser:	Ouhoummane, Najwa, Tchouaket, Eric, Lowe, Anne-Marie, Fortin, Ann, Kairy, Dahlia, Vibien, Anne, Kovitz-Lensch, Jessica, Tannenbaum, Terry-Nan, Milord, François
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communicable diseases costs Economic aspects economic burden Economic Burden of West Nile Virus Disease, Quebec, Canada, 2012–2013 Encephalitis Health policy Infection Medical research Meningitis Public health Public health movements Virus diseases viruses West Nile fever West Nile virus West Nile virus disease WNV
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Zusammenfassung:	The economic burden of West Nile virus (WNV) infection is not known for Canada. We sought to describe the direct and indirect costs of WNV infection in the province of Quebec, Canada, up to 2 years after onset of signs and symptoms. We conducted a retrospective cohort study that included WNV cases reported during 2012 and 2013. For 90 persons infected with WNV, persons with encephalitis accounted for the largest proportion of total cost: a median cost of $21,332 per patient compared with $8,124 for West Nile meningitis (p = 0.0004) and $192 for West Nile fever (p
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2510.181608