Costs and benefits of a subtype-specific surveillance system for identifying Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks.
We assessed the societal costs and benefits of a subtype-specific surveillance system for identifying outbreak-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. Using data from Colorado, we estimated that if it averted five cases annually, the system would recover all its costs.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. ebe4@cdc.gov
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D003120:Colorado; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance