Descriptive epidemiology of tetanus in the Czech Republic in the period of 1960-1993.
Tetanus represented a serious health problem in the Czech Republic until 1974 with a substantial number of deaths. In the period of 1974 to 1976 a mass vaccination campaign was implemented, covering almost all adult population in both sexes. Since that time the incidence of tetanus has sharply decreased and during recent years only sporadic cases of tetanus were reported. There are some important problems pending, which are to be solved as a part of tetanus surveillance in the country. One of the most important is the occurrence of tetanus cases in fully vaccinated subjects.
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty of Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
D000328:Adult; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology*