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A multi-country study of the economic burden of dengue fever: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia

Authored by:

Lee JS, Mogasale, V, Lim JK et al

Full Citation:

Lee JS, Mogasale, V, Lim JK et al 2017. A multi-country study of the economic burden of dengue fever: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. PLoS NTD. 11(10).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Illness episodes can cause catastrophic health expenditures to a household, both medical and non-medical out-of-pocket expenditures.

Key Evidence: In a standardized survey of the costs of dengue illness in three highly endemic countries, the economic burden of dengue was greatest on Vietnamese and Colombian low-income families, whose total costs, including lost wages, outpatient and inpatient cases combined, average 36-45% of their monthly household income. In Thailand, although significant, the economic burden was 17% less than the other countries, due to Thailand’s universal health insurance system.