Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans
Agampodi S, Gunarathna S, Lee J, Excler J. Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011291. PMID: 37616329, PMCID: PMC10482283, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productDisability-adjusted life yearsProductivity costsWorld Bank data repositoryLoss of productivityHealth expenditure dataEconomic burden estimatesHigher productivity costsDomestic productExpenditure dataInternational dollarsOverall economic burdenMonetary valueEconomic burdenAsia-Pacific regionIntangible costsLife yearsEconomic costsCost estimatesIncome countriesDiseases of povertyPartial estimatesCostProductivityCountries