Three cases of neonatal tetanus in Papua New Guinea sets ground for development of national plan for maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination
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Three cases of neonatal tetanus in Papua New Guinea lead to development of national action plan for maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.
Maternal or neonatal tetanus causes deaths primarily in Asia and Africa and is usually the result of poor hygiene during delivery. In 2011, three neonatal tetanus cases were investigated in Papua New Guinea, and all three cases were delivered at home by untrained assistants. The babies were normal at birth but subsequently developed spasms. A neonatal tetanus case must be viewed as a sentinel e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2094-7321,2094-7313
DOI: 10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.1.008