Australia's First Nations populations are among the world's highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treatment in 2019 ...

This ecologic study found a positive association between household crowding and ARF incidence and that this effect persisted after controlling for age, ethnicity, household income, and the density of ...

Rheumatic fever is a serious condition that can develop after an untreated strep throat infection caused by group A streptococcus bacteria. It often affects children and teens and may lead to ...

Australia's First Nations populations are among the world's highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treatment in 2019 ...