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ArticlePloS one2016

Economic Cost of Campylobacter, Norovirus and Rotavirus Disease in the United Kingdom.

Clarence C Tam, Sarah J O'Brien

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Clarence C TamSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Sarah J O'BrienNIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U122785837
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo estimate the annual cost to patients, the health service and society of infectious intestinal disease (IID) from Campylobacter, norovirus and rotavirus.

designSecondary data analysis.

settingThe United Kingdom population, 2008-9.

main outcome measuresCases and frequency of health services usage due to these three pathogens; associated healthcare costs; direct, out-of-pocket expenses; indirect costs to patients and caregivers.

resultsThe median estimated costs to patients and the health service at 2008-9 prices were: Campylobacter £50 million (95% CI: £33m-£75m), norovirus £81 million (95% CI: £63m-£106m), rotavirus £25m (95% CI: £18m-£35m). The costs per case were approximately £30 for norovirus and rotavirus, and £85 for Campylobacter. This was mostly borne by patients and caregivers through lost income or out-of-pocket expenditure. The cost of Campylobacter-related Guillain-Barré syndrome hospitalisation was £1.26 million (95% CI: £0.4m-£4.2m).

conclusionsNorovirus causes greater economic burden than Campylobacter and rotavirus combined. Efforts to control IID must prioritise norovirus. For Campylobacter, estimated costs should be considered in the context of expenditure to control this pathogen in agriculture, food production and retail. Our estimates, prior to routine rotavirus immunisation in the UK, provide a baseline vaccine cost-effectiveness analyses.

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Cost of IllnessCaliciviridae InfectionsCampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsGastroenteritisGuillain-Barre SyndromeHealth Care CostsHospitalizationHumansNorovirusPrimary Health CareReferral and ConsultationRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsUnited Kingdom

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