Costs and benefits of a subtype-specific surveillance system for identifying Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks.

Elbasha, E. H.; Fitzsimmons, T. D.; Meltzer, M. I.

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Costs and benefits of a subtype-specific surveillance system for identifying Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks.

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2000 May-Jun
By Elbasha, E. H. ; Fitzsimmons, T. D. ; Meltzer, M. I.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Elbasha, E. H. ; Fitzsimmons, T. D. ; Meltzer, M. I.
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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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Cost-Benefit Analysis Disease Outbreaks Escherichia Coli Infections Escherichia Coli O157 Humans Incidence Population Surveillance Research Article
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Emerg Infect Dis. 6(3):293-297.
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Journal Article
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Colorado
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Colorado
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6
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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