Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: evaluation of a national programme,International Journal of Epidemiology

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Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: evaluation of a national programme
International Journal of Epidemiology ( IF 6.4 ) Pub Date : 2018-07-27 , DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy150
Susan J Jack _{1,

2} , Deborah A Williamson _{2,

3,

4} , Yvonne Galloway ₂ , Nevil Pierse ₅ , Jane Zhang ₅ , Jane Oliver ₅ , Richard J Milne ₆ , Graham Mackereth ₂ , Catherine M Jackson ₇ , Andrew C Steer _{8,

9,

10} , Jonathan R Carapetis _{11,

12} , Michael G Baker ₅

Affiliation

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Health Intelligence Team, Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington, New Zealand
Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, University of Melbourne at The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, University of Melbourne at The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Planning, Funding and Outcomes, Waitemata and Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Group A Streptococcal Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Infectious Diseases Department, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia

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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