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Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: evaluation of a national programme

Author(s) -

Susan Jack,

Deborah A. Williamson,

Yvonne Galloway,

Nevil Pierse,

Jane Zhang,

Jane Oliver,

Richard Milne,

Graham Mackereth,

Catherine Jackson,

Andrew C. Steer,

Jonathan R. Carapetis,

Michael G. Baker

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy150

Subject(s) - sore throat , medicine , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , population , pediatrics , acute rheumatic fever , rate ratio , epidemiology , relative risk , cohort study , demography , rheumatic fever , surgery , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has largely disappeared from high-income countries. However, in New Zealand (NZ) rates remain high in indigenous (Māori) and Pacific populations. In 2011, NZ launched an intensive and unparalleled primary Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme (RFPP). We evaluated the impact of the school-based sore throat service component of the RFPP.

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