Table 1 Parameters used to estimate the economic losses attributable to T. saginata in Catalonia
Parameter | Value | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
Costs for the cattle owner due to condemnation and freezing of carcasses | No. of types of infection | ||
Generalised | 4 | Personal communication (Catalan Public Health Agency) | |
Localised | 144 | ||
No. of positive animals per age group | |||
8–12 months | 44 | Personal communication (Agriculture Department) | |
12–24 months | 82 | ||
> 24 months | 22 | ||
Average carcass weight (kg) per age (months) category annually | |||
2012 | [25] | ||
8–12 | 232.9 | ||
12–24 | 274.9 | ||
> 24 | 294.1 | ||
2013 | |||
8–12 | 227.0 | ||
12–24 | 273.7 | ||
> 24 | 294.9 | ||
2014 | |||
8–12 | 230.1 | ||
12–24 | 278.1 | ||
> 24 | 295.2 | ||
2015 | |||
8–12 | 225.7 | ||
12–24 | 283.3 | ||
> 24 | 293.0 | ||
Average weekly carcass price per age category (€/100kg) annuallya | |||
2012 | [26] | ||
8–12 | Normal (μ = 369.1, σ = 4.6) | ||
12–24 | Normal (μ = 385.7, σ = 9.5) | ||
> 24 | Normal (μ = 224.4, σ = 18.9) | ||
2013 | |||
8–12 | Normal (μ = 369.1, σ = 4.6) | ||
12–24 | Normal (μ = 396.7, σ = 5.0) | ||
> 24 | Normal (μ = 227.1, σ = 26.5) | ||
2014 | |||
8–12 | Normal (μ = 369.1, σ = 4.6) | ||
12–24 | Normal (μ = 387.2, σ = 17.6) | ||
> 24 | Normal (μ = 220.4, σ = 25.7) | ||
2015 | |||
8–12 | Normal (μ = 369.1, σ = 4.6) | ||
12–24 | Normal (μ = 371.8, σ = 5.7) | ||
> 24 | Normal (μ = 215.6, σ = 21.6) | ||
Costs of carcass disposal (€/kg) | 0.198 | Personal communication (rendering company) | |
Loss of value of a frozen carcass (%) | Uniform (min = 48, max = 60) | Expert’s opinion (five slaughterhouses) | |
Costs for the official veterinary authorities due to the implementation of meat inspection associated with bovine cysticercosis | Time taken by meat inspection official auxiliaries in scenario 1 | ||
Seconds spent per animal to detect bovine cysticercosis through routine inspection (i.e. animals coming from farms where positive animals have never been detected) | Uniform (min = 20, max = 55) | Expert’s opinion (official veterinary teams) | |
Time taken by meat inspection official auxiliaries in scenario 2 | |||
Seconds spent per animal to detect bovine cysticercosis through detailed inspection (i.e. animals coming from farms where positive animals have been detected at some point in time) | Uniform (min = 110, max = 115) | Expert’s opinion (official veterinary teams) | |
Time taken by official veterinarians in scenario 2 | |||
Seconds spent per animal during supervision/inspection of cattle coming from farms where positive animals have been detected at some point in time | Uniform (min = 60, max = 120) | Expert’s opinion (official veterinary teams) | |
Time taken by official veterinarians in scenario 3 | |||
Hours spent per animal when a positive animal is detected during post-mortem inspection | PERT (min = 0.5, mode = 1.75, max = 3) | Expert’s opinion (official veterinary teams) | |
Cost of service of meat inspection official auxiliaries (€/hour) | 19 | Personal communication (Catalan Public Health Agency) | |
Cost of service of official veterinarians (€/hour) | 37 | Personal communication (Catalan Public Health Agency) | |
Cost of anatomo-pathological diagnosis (€/unit) (2012–2015) | |||
2012 | 31 | Personal communication (Veterinary Pathology Diagnostic Service, Autonomous University of Barcelona) | |
2013 | 31 | ||
2014 | 33.1 | ||
2015 | 34.7 | ||
No. of suspect samples sent for anatomo-pathological examination (2012–2015) | |||
2012 | 31 | SESC [24] | |
2013 | 18 | ||
2014 | 15 | ||
2015 | 14 | ||
Costs associated with human taeniosis | No. of cases with a taeniosis diagnosis in primary care during the period 2013–2016 based on ICD-codes | 217 | [22] |
No. of medical consultations per patient | |||
To primary care | 1 | Expert’s opinion (medical specialist) | |
To a specialist | 1 | Expert’s opinion (medical specialist) | |
Therapeutical options used (%) | |||
Niclosamide | 60 | Unpublished data | |
Praziquantel | 40 | Unpublished data | |
Cost of medical consultation (€/unit) | |||
Primary care consultation | 40 | [28] | |
Specialist consultation | 137 | Personal communication (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona) | |
Diagnostic tests used (%) | |||
Microscopy: concentration techniques for intestinal parasites, helminth eggs and cystic forms | 50 | See text | |
Macroscopy: morphological identification of parasites | 50 | See text | |
Cost of diagnostic test (€/unit) | |||
Microscopy: concentration techniques for intestinal parasites, helminth eggs and cystic forms | 15.3 | [28] | |
Macroscopy: morphological identification of parasites | 9.8 | [28] | |
Cost of medical treatment (€/unit) | |||
Treatment (niclosamide) | 5 | Personal communication (AEMPS) | |
Treatment (praziquantel) | 79.3 | Personal communication (AEMPS) | |
No. of stool samples tested (per patient) | 2 | Expert’s opinion (medical specialist) | |