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End RHD CRE News & Events
Across Australia, more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are currently living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) or its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
For Aboriginal Community Researchers Minitja Marawili and Yunutju Gondarra, the work of the END RHD CRE is deeply personal.
Laqueisha was just five years old when she was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and sent on a 5,000km return trip to Perth for major heart surgery.
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with group A Streptococcus.
This review provides an update on the current status of Group A Streptococcus vaccine development, & describes global efforts to accelerate the development...
This study compared regional differences in the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous Australian children, and describes the logistical and...
Reliable supplies of BPG are essential for delivering the recommended schedule of secondary prophylaxis for people living with RHD.
We aimed to determine the significance of minor heart valve abnormalities, including Borderline RHD, in predicting the future risk of acute rheumatic fever.