Problems of tetanus prevention in adults
Journal: Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention
Year: 2026

Relevance. As a result of more than 90% coverage of the population with tetanus immunization in Russia, the incidence of this disease has decreased almost 100 times compared to the pre-vaccination period. Nevertheless, over the past decade, 8-19 cases of post-traumatic tetanus have been registered annually in the country, 71.3% of which were among adults. Hundreds of thousands of patients receive emergency immunization annually, in accordance with manual of the last century. The aim of the study