Measles epidemic and Salmonella outbreak cost nearly six million euros

maandag 23 november 2015 11:00

The most recent measles epidemic and outbreak of Salmonella Thomson due to smoked salmon have cost 3.9 and 1.7 million euros, respectively. This is concluded in the RIVM report on the State of Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands 2014. The calculations were made to provide insight into the costs of infectious disease control, treatment and prevention.