Without treatment, the plague can cause serious illness or death. With adequate antibiotic treatment the mortality rate is about 8-10%. Therefore the treatment of plague may be considered cost-effective.
Yersinia pestis infection cost-effectiveness of therapy
Listeriosis cost-effectiveness of therapy
Salmonellosis cost-effectiveness of therapy
Yersinia pestis infection future or investigational therapies
Hospital-acquired pneumonia cost-effectiveness of therapy
Yersinia pestis infection medical therapy
Tetanus cost-effectiveness of therapy
Salmonella primary prevention