In an analysis of a hypothetical disease outbreak scenario, based on data from the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, researchers estimated that a large-scale disease outbreak spreading to nine Asian countries could cost the US economy $8-41 billion in lost exports and put almost 1.4 million export-related US jobs at risk.
Full Citation:
Bambery Z, Cassell CH, Bennell RE et al.. 2018. Impact of hypothetical infectious disease outbreak in US exports and export-based jobs. Health Security. 16.
Title of Article: Impact of hypothetical infectious disease outbreak in US exports and export-based jobs
Author(s): Bambery Z, Cassell CH, Bennell RE et al.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Name: Health Security
Publication Volume: 16
Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815448/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1089/hs.2017.0052