Volume 8, Number 9—September 2002
Research
Public Health Impact of Reemergence of Rabies, New York
Table 4
Rabies expenditures for postexposure treatments, laboratory specimen preparation, and pet vaccination clinics, by fiscal year,a New York, 1993–1998
Type of expenditure | 1993–1994 | 1994–1995 | 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 |
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PETb | $1,222,125 | $1,919,606 | $1,257,621 | $1,835,058 | $2,092,572 | $2,347,555 |
State | $669,564 | $1,006,471 | $679,902 | $311,356 | $974,079 | $959,362 |
Local | $138,415 | $170,284 | $116,368 | $787,500 | $84,630 | $188,723 |
Other | $414,146 | $742,851 | $461,351 | $736,202 | $1,033,863 | $1,199,470 |
Average per personc | $769 | $822 | $824 | $944 | $1,020 | $1,136 |
Specimensd | $265,037 | $256,518 | $251,796 | $246,794 | $276,219 | $270,184 |
State | $200,702 | $234,097 | $231,917 | $226,224 | $254,888 | $250,762 |
Local | $64,335 | $22,421 | $19,879 | $20,570 | $21,331 | $19,422 |
Clinicse | $271,062 | $328,532 | $294,251 | $289,729 | $244,254 | $262,351 |
State | $84,671 | $167,763 | $139,456 | $117,840 | $110,145 | $118,002 |
Local | $186,391 | $160,769 | $154,795 | $171,889 | $134,109 | $144,349 |
aFiscal year is April – March.
bPET, postexposure treatment; PET costs incurred by the New York State Department of Health (<$1,000 per PET), the local health departments, and others (third-party payers).
cCalculated by dividing total treatment costs by number of persons treated.
dLaboratory specimen preparation costs incurred by the New York State Department of Health (limits of $60 per small animal specimen and $75 per livestock specimen) and the local health departments, for animal euthanasia, head removal, and specimen shipment.
ePet vaccination clinic costs incurred by the New York State Department of Health (limits of five clinics per year and $1,000 per clinic) and local health departments.