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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

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These national guidelines give information about: 

  • the disease
  • prevention activities
  • surveillance objectives
  • communications
  • case definitions
  • laboratory testing
  • case management
  • environmental evaluation
  • contact management
  • special situations.
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Part of a collection:
CDNA Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs)
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