Towards tetanus elimination
Abstract Tetanus is a serious toxin-mediated disease caused by Clostridium tetani, and it was well-known to ancient physicians and in Greece. The disease is still prevalent in developing countries including Egypt with high morbidity and mortality. It is preventable with a safe and cost-effective vac...
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| author | Hamdy Ibrahim Samy Zaky Mahmoud Hagag Ahmed S. El Bahawashy Mohamed Elsawy |
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| description | Abstract Tetanus is a serious toxin-mediated disease caused by Clostridium tetani, and it was well-known to ancient physicians and in Greece. The disease is still prevalent in developing countries including Egypt with high morbidity and mortality. It is preventable with a safe and cost-effective vaccine and effective immunization programs. Based on the remarkable success of the World Health Organization (WHO) in reducing maternal and neonatal tetanus throughout the world, lowering tetanus among adults is also possible if a plan for disease elimination is promoted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9df7d72d9946417b82c12fa8e7dff5c62025-01-26T12:53:24ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine2090-90982025-01-013711810.1186/s43162-024-00385-7Towards tetanus eliminationHamdy Ibrahim0Samy Zaky1Mahmoud Hagag2Ahmed S. El Bahawashy3Mohamed Elsawy4Ministry of Health and PopulationMinistry of Health and PopulationMinistry of Health and PopulationMinistry of Health and PopulationMinistry of Health and PopulationAbstract Tetanus is a serious toxin-mediated disease caused by Clostridium tetani, and it was well-known to ancient physicians and in Greece. The disease is still prevalent in developing countries including Egypt with high morbidity and mortality. It is preventable with a safe and cost-effective vaccine and effective immunization programs. Based on the remarkable success of the World Health Organization (WHO) in reducing maternal and neonatal tetanus throughout the world, lowering tetanus among adults is also possible if a plan for disease elimination is promoted.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-024-00385-7TetanusEliminationPreventionVaccination |
| spellingShingle | Hamdy Ibrahim Samy Zaky Mahmoud Hagag Ahmed S. El Bahawashy Mohamed Elsawy Towards tetanus elimination The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine Tetanus Elimination Prevention Vaccination |
| title | Towards tetanus elimination |
| title_full | Towards tetanus elimination |
| title_fullStr | Towards tetanus elimination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards tetanus elimination |
| title_short | Towards tetanus elimination |
| title_sort | towards tetanus elimination |
| topic | Tetanus Elimination Prevention Vaccination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-024-00385-7 |
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