Costing of a hospital-based outbreak of poultry-borne salmonellosis

Poultry-borne salmonellosis is the most common form of foodborne infection in Scotland for which the vehicle can be identified, yet little is known about the costs imposed on society by this disease, or the costs of preventing it. The present study identifies and values the costs of a hospital based...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 1988-02, Vol.100 (1), p.35-42
Main Authors: Yule, B. F., Macleod, A. F., Sharp, J. C. M., Forbes, G. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Cost estimates
Costs and Cost Analysis
Disease outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - economics
Economic costs
Food Service, Hospital
General practice
Health care costs
Hospital administration
Hospital costs
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Meat
Medical sciences
Personnel, Hospital
Salmonella
Salmonella Food Poisoning - economics
Salmonella infections
Scotland
Total costs
Turkeys
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Summary:Poultry-borne salmonellosis is the most common form of foodborne infection in Scotland for which the vehicle can be identified, yet little is known about the costs imposed on society by this disease, or the costs of preventing it. The present study identifies and values the costs of a hospital based outbreak of poultry-borne salmonellosis. Account is taken of costs falling on individuals, the health services and society as a whole. Depending on assumptions made about the value of ‘intangibles’, the cost of the outbreak is estimated to be between £200000 and £900000.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268800065535