Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It's All About the Point of View

Outbreaks and emergence of novel pathogens present a challenge in economic evaluations of prevention strategies, due to unusually high levels of risk aversion and uncertainty. Here, we discuss cost-effectiveness investigations and interpretation of economic analyses in the context of outbreak planning and containment, and outline considerations for providers, administrators, patients, and policy makers for infection emergency preparedness response.

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Outbreaks and emergence of novel pathogens pose challenges in economic evaluations, requiring cost-effectiveness investigations and analyses for outbreak planning and containment in infection emergency preparedness response.