Government of Jamaica
Children-difficulty in sucking, opisthotonus;
Adult-difficulty swallowing, followed by muscle spasm and rigidity
Clinical Diagnosis
N/A
48 hours
Source: National Surveillance Manual
Notified as it occurs and followed up with an investigation report. The weekly bulletin gives confirmed cases for the year to date, beside last year’s. Tetanus is confirmed on clinical grounds.
The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.