Assessment of Economic Burden of Concurrent Measles and Rubella Outbreaks, Romania, 2011–2012

Assessment of Economic Burden of Concurrent Measles and Rubella Outbreaks, Romania, 2011–2012

We estimated the economic impact of concurrent measles and rubella outbreaks in Romania during 2011–2012. We collected costs from surveys of 428 case-patients and caretakers, government records, and health staff interviews. We then estimated financial and opportunity costs. During the study period,...

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Main Authors: Joseph Njau, Denisa Janta, Aurora Stanescu, Sarah S. Pallas, Adriana Pistol, Nino Khetsuriani, Susan Reef, Daniel Ciurea, Cassandra Butu, Aaron S. Wallace, Laura Zimmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
measles
rubella
congenital rubella syndrome
economic burden
concurrent outbreaks
outbreak costs
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-0339_article

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