TY - JOUR AU - Barber, Loren M. AU - Schleier, Jerome J. AU - Peterson, Robert K.D. T1 - Economic Cost Analysis of West Nile Virus Outbreak, Sacramento County, California, USA, 2005 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 480 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2005, an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) disease occurred in Sacramento County, California; 163 human cases were reported. In response to WNV surveillance indicating increased WNV activity, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District conducted an emergency aerial spray. We determined the economic impact of the outbreak, including the vector control event and the medical cost to treat WNV disease. WNV disease in Sacramento County cost ≈$2.28 million for medical treatment and patients’ productivity loss for both West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Vector control cost ≈$701,790, including spray procedures and overtime hours. The total economic impact of WNV was $2.98 million. A cost-benefit analysis indicated that only 15 cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease would need to be prevented to make the emergency spray cost-effective. KW - West Nile virus KW - Sacramento County KW - California KW - mosquito vector control KW - economic cost analysis KW - vector-borne infections KW - viruses KW - research KW - USA KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1603.090667 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-0667_article ER - End of Reference