[The epidemiologic trend in tetanus in Lombardy].

The AA have examined the epidemiological trend of tetanus in the Region Lombardy, Italy, from 1976 to 1979. Data were obtained both from the notification forms for infectious diseases and from the admission/discharge forms obtained from the hospitals. Sex and age of patients, as well as profession and disease outcome, were considered. Tetanus in Lombardy prevails among older women, whose death to cases ratio is about 50%. Operational plans for attempting tetanus eradication in Lombardy are finally illustrated.