Table 3 Estimated economic costs in humans and pigs in Burundi
From: Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020
Type of cost | Mean of USD (95% uncertainty interval) | % of total costs (95% uncertainty interval) |
|---|---|---|
Direct costs | ||
Hospital | 426,702 (96,872–959,777) | 10.4 (2.9–23.4) |
Medical consultation | 39,746 (4,650–109,676) | 0.9 (0.1–2.7) |
Antiepileptic medication | 23,924 (6,119–46,392) | 0.6 (0.2–1.2) |
Indirect costs | ||
Inactivity | 1,342,831 (114,076–4,605,805) | 28.3 (3.9–63.6) |
Pig losses | 2,427,860 (980,778–4,575,241) | 59.8 (24.9–89.7) |
Total cost | 4,261,063 (1,858,308–8,190,951) | 100 |
Cost per NCC-associated epilepsy case | 72 (25–168) |