Summary
Under the Rheumatic Fever Strategy, the Australian Government provides funding to support rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. This section provides an introduction on acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD in Australia.
This in-brief report provides an overview of the data in the main report, also titled ‘Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia’.
1. Introduction
2. Acute rheumatic fever
- ARF among all Australians
- ARF among Indigenous Australians
3. Rheumatic heart disease
- RHD among all Australians
- New RHD diagnoses among all Australians
- New RHD diagnoses among Indigenous Australians
- Characteristics at time of RHD diagnosis among Indigenous Australians
- Surgery among Indigenous Australians with RHD
- All-cause deaths among all Australians with RHD
4. Secondary prophylaxis among Indigenous Australians
- Secondary prophylaxis among Indigenous Australians
5. A closer look-New South Wales
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Secondary prophylaxis
6. Socioeconomic factors
- Household overcrowding
- Dwelling standards
- Location of services
- Access to services
Pushing through: the challenge of rheumatic fever
End matter: Acknowledgments; References