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Economic impact of meningococcal outbreaks in Brazil and Colombia

Authored by:

Constenla D., Carvalho A., Guzman NA.

Full Citation:

Constenla D., Carvalho A., Guzman NA. 2015. Economic impact of meningococcal outbreaks in Brazil and Colombia. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2(4).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have costly impacts on health systems and governments.

Key Evidence: Two meningococcal meningitis outbreaks in Brazil resulted in US$128,000 (9 cases, 2007) and US$34,000 (3 cases, 2011) in direct costs to the health system to investigate cases and manage the outbreak (including emergency vaccination). The investigation and response activities related to the 2011 outbreak alone cost $11,475 per case, and an additional $6,600 overall for supplemental disease surveillance activities.