<p>We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of a case of fever associated with generalized contracture and refusal to suckle in a 12-day-old newborn who cried at birth in Timbuktu. We conducted a face-to-face verbal interview using a national neonatal tetanus case investigation form with the family of the case during the period from February 24 to April 7, 2022.</p>