Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are preventable diseases disproportionately affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people, especially  those living in Inner regional and outer regional and Remote and very remote areas. This report provides information on the management and treatment of patients living with RHD and/or a history of ARF, using the data collected by ARF/RHD registers. The report covers Commonwealth-funded RHD registers from Qld, WA, SA and the NT, as well as some information from the state-funded NSW register. Although Victoria established notification in mid-2023, Victorian data were not available for inclusion in this report, except the section: Management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.