Cost of Salmonella infections in Australia, 2015

Ford, L; Haywood, P; Kirk, MD; Lancsar, E; Williamson, DA; Glass, K

Cost of Salmonella infections in Australia, 2015

Ford, L Haywood, P

Kirk, MD Lancsar, E Williamson, DA Glass, K

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Citation:: Journal of Food Protection, 2019, 82 (9), pp. 1607 - 1614
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ford, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haywood, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-8648	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kirk, MD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lancsar, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williamson, DA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Glass, K	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-31T22:08:53Z
dc.date.available	2020-08-19T19:05:18Z
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Food Protection, 2019, 82 (9), pp. 1607 - 1614	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0362-028X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139671
dc.description.abstract	Copyright Ó, International Association for Food Protection Gastroenteritis caused from infections with Salmonella enterica (salmonellosis) causes significant morbidity in Australia. In addition to acute gastroenteritis, approximately 8.8% of people develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and 8.5% of people develop reactive arthritis (ReA). We estimated the economic cost of salmonellosis and associated sequel illnesses in Australia in a typical year circa 2015. We estimated incidence, hospitalizations, other health care usage, absenteeism, and premature mortality for four age groups using a variety of complementary data sets. We calculated direct costs (health care) and indirect costs (lost productivity and premature mortality) by using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate 90% credible intervals (CrI) around our point estimates. We estimated that 90,833 cases, 4,312 hospitalizations, and 19 deaths occurred from salmonellosis in Australia circa 2015 at a direct cost of AUD 23.8 million (90% CrI, 19.3 to 28.9 million) and a total cost of AUD 124.4 million (90% CrI, 107.4 to 143.1 million). When IBS and ReA were included, the estimated direct cost was 35.7 million (90% CrI, 29.9 to 42.7 million) and the total cost was AUD 146.8 million (90% CrI, 127.8 to 167.9 million). Foodborne infections were responsible for AUD 88.9 million (90% CrI, 63.9 to 112.4 million) from acute salmonellosis and AUD 104.8 million (90% CrI, 75.5 to 132.3 million) when IBS and ReA were included. Targeted interventions to prevent illness could considerably reduce costs and societal impact from Salmonella infections and sequel illnesses in Australia.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Food Protection	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-105	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	en_US
dc.title	Cost of Salmonella infections in Australia, 2015	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	82	en_US
utslib.for	140208 Health Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.issue	9	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	82	en_US

Abstract:

Copyright Ó, International Association for Food Protection Gastroenteritis caused from infections with Salmonella enterica (salmonellosis) causes significant morbidity in Australia. In addition to acute gastroenteritis, approximately 8.8% of people develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and 8.5% of people develop reactive arthritis (ReA). We estimated the economic cost of salmonellosis and associated sequel illnesses in Australia in a typical year circa 2015. We estimated incidence, hospitalizations, other health care usage, absenteeism, and premature mortality for four age groups using a variety of complementary data sets. We calculated direct costs (health care) and indirect costs (lost productivity and premature mortality) by using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate 90% credible intervals (CrI) around our point estimates. We estimated that 90,833 cases, 4,312 hospitalizations, and 19 deaths occurred from salmonellosis in Australia circa 2015 at a direct cost of AUD 23.8 million (90% CrI, 19.3 to 28.9 million) and a total cost of AUD 124.4 million (90% CrI, 107.4 to 143.1 million). When IBS and ReA were included, the estimated direct cost was 35.7 million (90% CrI, 29.9 to 42.7 million) and the total cost was AUD 146.8 million (90% CrI, 127.8 to 167.9 million). Foodborne infections were responsible for AUD 88.9 million (90% CrI, 63.9 to 112.4 million) from acute salmonellosis and AUD 104.8 million (90% CrI, 75.5 to 132.3 million) when IBS and ReA were included. Targeted interventions to prevent illness could considerably reduce costs and societal impact from Salmonella infections and sequel illnesses in Australia.

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