The Economic Impact of Cystic Echinococcosis in Rio Negro Province, Argentina

Abstract

Abstract. Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a parasitic zoonosis with substantial human health and economic consequences, is highly endemic in Rio Negro Province, Argentina. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect human and livestock-associated monetary losses attributable to CE, in Rio Negro Province, for the year 2010. Human costs were estimated using data obtained from hospital chart reviews, patient interviews, and government reports. Livestock-associated losses were estimated using data from government reports and scientific publications. Spreadsheet models were developed utilizing Latin Hypercube sampling to account for uncertainty in the input parameters. In 2010, the estimated total cost of CE, in Rio Negro Province, ranged from US$4,234,000 (95% credible interval [CI]: US$2,709,000-US$6,226,000) to US$5,897,000 (95% CI: US$3,452,000-US$9,105,000), with livestock-associated losses representing between 80% and 94% of the total losses, depending on whether non-healthcare-seeking human cases were included and if livestock slaughter values were adjusted to account for underreporting. These estimates suggest that CE is responsible for considerable human and livestock-associated monetary losses in Rio Negro Province. Stakeholders and policymakers can use these data to better allocate public health and agricultural resources for this region.

Cystic echinococcosis in marketed offal of sheep in Basrah, Iraq: Abattoir-based survey and a probabilistic model estimation of the direct economic losses due to hydatid cyst

“…The importance of the contribution of direct versus indirect losses to the total economic burden varies according to livestock species, animal population sizes, and disease prevalence ( Torgerson et al, 2003 ). Bingham et al (2016) estimated that the annual direct costs associated with CE in sheep in Rio Negro Province, Argentina in 2010, using officially reported slaughter values, was an average of US$15,000. That study also indicated that indirect costs (production losses) represented 96.4% of the total annual livestock-associated losses, when government-reported slaughter statistics were used.…”

“…The economic model could be improved by combining both direct and indirect losses. Although a number of studies have suggested that CE is responsible for livestock production losses, these losses are difficult to accurately estimate due to the lack of available experimental data ( Bingham et al, 2016 ). The sensitivity analysis ( Fig.…”

The disease burden of human cystic echinococcosis based on HDRs from 2001 to 2014 in Italy

“…ERCE is a European prospective, observational, multicentre registry of patients with suspected or confirmed CE diagnosis. In Italy no CE screening studies were performed in the last years, either in adults or in schoolchildren [ 33 ]. Further national studies are needed in order to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed CE.…”

Development of real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection and genotyping of cystic echinococcosis in humans and livestock

“…The genotypes have been related to the specific intermediate hosts including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, camels, pig, deer, elk, reindeer, moose and wapiti [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. In humans, the disease is considered a deleterious health problem, while in animals infection may result in serious economic losses as the result of condemnations of affected organs in food animals [26,27].…”

“…In humans, the disease is considered a deleterious health problem, while in animals infection may result in serious economic losses as the result of condemnations of affected organs in food animals [26,27].…”