The economic cost of measles: Healthcare, public health and societal costs of the 2012-13 outbreak in Merseyside, UK

摘要

Background: Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable infection that caused large outbreaks in England in 2012 and 2013 in areas which failed to achieve herd protection levels (95%) consistently. We sought to quantify the economic costs associated with the 2012-13 Merseyside measles outbreak, relative to the cost of extending preventative vaccination to secure herd protection.