一般情况自1970年开始委内瑞拉已规定每周报告新生儿破伤风(NNT)。在此以前,仅有死亡率的资料可利用。虽然在70年代病例死亡率低于其它国家,但 NNT 仍是死亡的重要原因。根据 Halubrohr 的报告,由于监测系统是很敏感的,所以报告的病例中包括假阳 General Since Venezuela Venezuela has provided weekly reports of neonatal tetanus (NNT) since 1970. Prior to this, only information on mortality rates was available. Although the case fatality rate was lower in the 1970s than in other countries, NNT remained a significant cause of death. According to Halubrohr’s report, since the surveillance system is very sensitive, the reported cases include false positives