Boushab B. M., Fall-Malick F. Z., Savadogo M., Basco Leonardo. (2018). Generalized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania. Clinical Case Reports, 6 (5), p. 835-838. ISSN 2050-0904.
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Generalized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania
Boushab B. M., Fall-Malick F. Z., Savadogo M., Basco Leonardo
Source
Clinical Case Reports, 2018,
6 (5), p. 835-838 ISSN 2050-0904
Tetanus has become rare in countries with high levels of vaccination coverage and hygiene but may still occur in adults without booster vaccination. In addition to the expanded program on immunization for children and maternal immunization against neonatal tetanus, a systematic vaccination of the population, including boosters, is recommended.