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Table 1 Overall health system burden of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Manitoba, Canada

From: Cost of shingles: population based burden of disease analysis of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia

FY Year

Cases

Medical Services

Hospitalization

Drugs

Annual Totals

HZ

PHN

Visits

Cost

Stays

Cost

Rxs

Cost

Overall

PHN Only

1997/98

3844

331

9738

$222,864

119

$1,527,684

7842

$345,085

$2,095,633

$625,970

1998/99

3781

349

9311

$216,567

94

$947,462

8139

$346,495

$1,510,524

$521,352

1999/00

3941

367

9645

$240,928

97

$1,176,332

9927

$498,362

$1,915,623

$852,724

2000/01

3954

399

9981

$252,837

80

$978,360

9758

$475,111

$1,706,307

$622,177

2001/02

4060

429

10218

$268,900

95

$1,171,142

10548

$532,201

$1,972,243

$809,190

2002/03

4126

410

10549

$262,471

78

$1,116,598

10350

$523,136

$1,902,205

$507,749

2003/04

4070

375

10191

$275,353

83

$1,097,938

10169

$511,907

$1,885,197

$820,833

2004/05

4087

379

10291

$277,410

61

$621,227

9578

$504,787

$1,403,424

$406,629

2005/06

4131

432

10828

$286,785

49

$443,617

10507

$543,196

$1,273,598

$455,895

2006/07

4143

377

10849

$297,755

67

$924,959

10551

$530,623

$1,753,338

$473,495

2007/08

4207

377

11360

$314,783

72

$704,245

10679

$512,113

$1,531,142

$469,445

2008/09

4295

440

11615

$310,292

59

$809,855

12265

$555,622

$1,675,768

$400,491

2009/10

4584

427

12561

$355,407

58

$582,423

12456

$553,298

$1,491,129

$559,819

2010/11

4622

449

12998

$363,637

58

$627,314

12217

$578,973

$1,569,924

$633,618

2011/12

4984

497

13945

$392,947

68

$969,563

14439

$634,674

$1,997,183

$768,050

  1. Abbreviations: FY fiscal year, HZ herpes zoster, PHN postherpetic neuralgia, Rxs prescription dispensations
  2. Results were summarized by fiscal year with individuals episodes data considered to have occurred in year of diagnosis
  3. All costs have been adjusted to 2013 Canadian dollars using Statistics Canada consumer price index