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Table 6 Cost outcomes attributable to WNND, by phase of illness

From: The direct healthcare costs attributable to West Nile virus illness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study using laboratory and health administrative data

WNND

N

WNND

Non-WNND

Attributable cost (95% CI)

Acute infection

294

$3688

$114

$3576 ($2999, $4151)

Continuing care

291

$636

$129

$507 ($263, $751)

Final care - acute death

10

$11,762

$7174

$4588 (−$957, $10,133)

Final care - late death

54

$7596

$2433

$5164 ($2411, $7917)

WNND, encephalitis

Encephalitis

Non-WNND

Attributable cost (95% CI)

Acute infection

141

$4820

$110

$4710 ($3770, $5650)

Continuing care

139

$1065

$150

$915 ($422, $1408)

Final care - acute death

9

$12,545

$7328

$5216 (−$807, $11,239)

Final care - late death

42

$8599

$2400

$6199 ($2850, $9547)

WNND, AFP

AFP

Non-WNND

Attributable cost (95% CI)

Acute infection

74

$3499

$115

$3384 ($2247, $4521)

Continuing care

74

$387

$119

$267 ($109, $426)

Final care - acute death

NR

NR

NR

NR

Final care - late death

8

$3707

$2920

$787 (−$2648, $4223)

WNND, meningitis

Meningitis

Non-WNND

Attributable cost (95% CI)

Acute infection

79

$1847

$119

$1728 ($1126, $2329)

Continuing care

78

$108

$101

$6 (−$50, $62)

Final care - acute death

10

$11,762

$7174

$4588 (−$957, $10,133)

Final care - late death

NR

NR

NR

NR

WNV infected, excluding WNND

Non-WNND

Uninfected

Attributable cost (95% CI)

Acute infection

1192

$623

$95

$527 ($399, $656)

Continuing care

1185

$194

$96

$99 ($55, $142)

Final care - acute death

14

$19,822

$4648

$15,175 ($6154, $24,195)

Final care - late death

77

$4578

$2475

$2103 ($700, $3506)