Open AccessGeneralized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania
Author(s) -
Boushab Boushab Mohamed,
FallMalick FatimZahra,
Savadogo Mamoudou,
Basco Leonardo K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1470
Subject(s) - medicine , tetanus , vaccination , booster (rocketry) , booster dose , immunization , pediatrics , population , immunology , environmental health , immune system , physics , astronomy
Key Clinical Message 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.