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Table 4 Costs equivalent to USD in 2010 for index case search strategy in India and Nepal

From: Active case detection in national visceral leishmaniasis elimination programs in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: feasibility, performance and costs

 

India$ (USD)

Nepal (USD)

Training

109 (4%)

259 (6%)

Personnel

832 (32%)

2656 (65%)

Transport

1630 (62%)

1202 (29%)

rK39 kits

47 (2%)

0 (0%)

Total cost

2622

4117

- cost per new case detected

1311

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- cost per household searched

3

4

-cost per index case search

97

91

  1. Figures in parenthesis are% of total cost (Bangladesh did not implement index case strategy).
  2. $Twenty-seven out of 36 index case search where 2 new cases were identified from 950 households are included in the cost analysis.