Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022
Research
Burden of Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden
Table 2
Burden of TBE in terms of healthcare use, sick leave days, and cost of illness per case, Sweden, 1998–2014*
Variable |
Within 1 y after TBE onset |
Within 3 y after TBE onset |
Within 5 y after TBE onset |
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Healthcare use and sick leave, no. |
Cost of illness/ case, € |
Share of total cost of illness, % |
Healthcare use and sick leave, no. |
Cost of illness/ case, € |
Share of total cost of illness, % |
Healthcare use and sick leave, no. |
Cost of illness/ case, € |
Share of total cost of illness, % |
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Days hospitalized | 10.10 | 10,599 | 51.7 | 9.19 | 9,638 | 39.9 | 8.77 | 9,203 | 41.2 | ||
Specialist outpatient visits | 1.80 | 610 | 3.0 | 2.63 | 890 | 3.7 | 3.09 | 1,045 | 4.8 | ||
Primary care visits | 3.90 | 639 | 3.1 | 4.25 | 696 | 2.9 | 5.10 | 836 | 3.8 | ||
Days of sick leave |
43.50 |
8,656 |
42.2 |
64.80 |
12,902 |
53.5 |
54.00 |
10,750 |
49.2 |
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Total | NA | 20,504 | NA | NA | 24,126 | NA | NA | 21,834 | NA |
*Calculations account for differences between TBE case-patients and referent cohort during a 3-y period before date of disease onset. NA, not applicable; TBE, tick-borne encephalitis.