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RHD a notifiable condition

Western Australian doctors are now required by law to report all cases of rheumatic heart disease.

A New Avenue For Controlling Rheumatic Heart Disease?

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults and the most common cause of multivalv

Dr Janessa Pickering

Dr Janessa Pickering is a research microbiologist with expertise in the molecular diagnostics and host pathogen interactions of upper respiratory tract pathogens that cause disease in children.

The Kids takes fight against one of the world’s deadliest bugs to national stage

Last night, almost 60 supporters gathered at Adelaide Town Hall for the inaugural The Kids Research Institute Australia Adelaide Lecture, Not Just a Sore Throat: The Race to Stop One of the Deadliest Bugs on the Planet.

Major grants fuel child health research

Six researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded $8.9 million in prestigious Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

The Kids Research Institute Australia to lead international research team in tackling acute rheumatic fever

An international research team led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has been awarded a $5 million Synergy Grant by the NHMRC.

The 2015 revision of the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever: Implications for practice in low-income and middle-income countries

This article discusses the 2015 revision of the Jones criteria by the American Heart Association for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.

Group a streptococcal carriage and seroepidemiology in children up to 10 years of age in Australia.

This study aimed to acquire nationally representative epidemiological data on GAS in Australia to scope the appropriate age for vaccination with a potential...

Rheumatic heart disease among adults in a mining community of Papua, Indonesia: findings from an occupational cohort

To describe the pattern of RHD occurrence in a sample of presenting cases from an occupational cohort in Papua Province, Indonesia.