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Every year as many as 70 cases of tetanus causing about 15 deaths are reported. In 2005, 27 cases of tetanus were reported in the United States. This statistic is from a web page from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Mostly the people who die are elderly with other problems.

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What is the estimated number of victims of Tetanus?

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UNICEF reported in 2001 that deaths in 2000 were 200,000 down 15,000 from 1999.

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