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. 2011 Feb;84(2):200-7.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0503.

Economic impact of dengue illness in the Americas

Donald S Shepard  1 , Laurent Coudeville, Yara A Halasa, Betzana Zambrano, Gustavo H Dayan
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Economic impact of dengue illness in the Americas

Donald S Shepard et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Feb.

Abstract

The growing burden of dengue in endemic countries and outbreaks in previously unaffected countries stress the need to assess the economic impact of this disease. This paper synthesizes existing studies to calculate the economic burden of dengue illness in the Americas from a societal perspective. Major data sources include national case reporting data from 2000 to 2007, prospective cost of illness studies, and analyses quantifying underreporting in national routine surveillance systems. Dengue illness in the Americas was estimated to cost $2.1 billion per year on average (in 2010 US dollars), with a range of $1-4 billion in sensitivity analyses and substantial year to year variation. The results highlight the substantial economic burden from dengue in the Americas. The burden for dengue exceeds that from other viral illnesses, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) or rotavirus. Because this study does not include some components (e.g., vector control), it may still underestimate total economic consequences of dengue.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Number of dengue reported cases in the Americas from 2000 to 2007.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Method used for estimating cost of non-fatal dengue cases in all American countries.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Annual economic burden in the Americas from 2000 to 2007 (in 2010 US$).
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Variation of total dengue costs according to parameters included in the sensitivity analysis.
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