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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.

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

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units [PDF - 620 KB] - 36 pages

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units [Word - 201 KB] - 36 pages

About this resource

Publication date:

February 2023

Publication type:

Guideline

Audience:

General public

Language:

English

Part of a collection:

CDNA Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs)

Tags:

Chronic conditions