title: Dengue in Argentina: an economic analysis of the impact of the 2009 epidemic.
abstract: The present study estimates the economic burden associated with the cases of dengue recorded during the 2009 Argentine epidemic. Among the costs considered are the medical costs necessary for the treatment of those affected and the opportunity costs for those who stopped working or studying because of the disease. In order to assess the costs of the disease, at the end of 2009 an ad-hoc survey was carried out in 201 households where people that had contracted dengue during the 2009 epidemic lived. The results allow us to estimate between 26 to 40 million Argentine pesos (6 to 9 million US dollars) as the total cost of the recorded cases. The regions in the north of Argentina bore the highest economic burden of the disease (more than 90% of the total burden). For all regions, the social cost of one dengue case accounts for more than 40% of the average monthly net individual income.
authors.affiliation: Bachelor in Economy. Master in Provincial and Municipal Public Finances. Director of the Fundación Mundo Sano, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarragona
authors.affiliation: Bachelor in Economy. PhD in Economy. Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad (CIECS), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Argentina. montemale@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Malena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteverde
authors.affiliation: Bachelor in Economy. Consultant, Fundación Mundo Sano, Argentina.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchioni
authors.affiliation: Bachelor in Economy. Researcher, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Argentina.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caporale
authors.affiliation: Physician. Pediatric Specialist. Public Health Specialist. Head of the medical area, Fundación Mundo Sano, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pereiro
authors.affiliation: Physician. Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones de Enfermedades Tropicales (IIET), Argentina.
authors.forename: Julio Maximiliano
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palacios
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003715:Dengue / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D058872:Epidemics / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic
keywords: Dengue; Cost of Illness; Argentina