Volume 9, Number 4—April 2003
Research
Costs of Illness in the 1993 Waterborne Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Table 3
Total cost of illness during the 1993 cryptosporidiosis outbreaka,b
Illness severity | Medical costs ($) | Productivity losses ($) | Total ($) |
---|---|---|---|
Mild (n=354,600) |
790,760 |
40,212,000 |
41,002,000 |
Moderate (n=44,000) |
2,710,800 |
18,176,000 |
20,887,000 |
Severe (n=4,400) |
28,153,000 |
6,201,400 |
34,355,000 |
Total cost of illness (n=403,000) | 31,655,000 | 64,589,000 | 96,244,000 |
aCosts in 1993 United States dollars.
bCosts may not add up due to rounding.