1982/01/01 by Richard G. Rawlins, Matt J. Kessler
paper · doi:10.1002/ajp.1350030103
Abstract Tetanus is a major cause of death in the free‐ranging rhesus moonkey colony on the island of Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico. During the five‐year period of observation (July 1, 1976 through June 30, 1981), the mean annual tetanus mortality rate (± 1 SD) was 1.74% (±0.15). The mean annual total mortality rate was 6.77% (±0.78). The tetanus mortality rate varied sigificantly (P Clostridium tetani toxin, thus confirming that tetanus is a nonimmunizing disease. One half of an annual birth crop of thesus monkeys inoculated with tetanus toxoid at the age of one year had protective levels of tetanus antitoxin seven years postinoculation. However, the immunization program had no significant effect on either the total or tetanus motality rates during the study.