Expected Present Costs of LF eradication strategies for the Republic of Tanzania with and without sequential-decision making flexibility based on exercising chronic disease control options.

1

Denotes the three different scenarios described in detail in the text.

2

Expected Present Cost of each strategy in US$.

3

The difference between the EPCs of flexible strategies 2 to 3 over strategy 1 represents the value (costs saved here) of retaining the option to switch between eradication and disease control depending on the state of eradication feasibility.