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SToP (See, Treat, Prevent) skin sores and scabies trial: study protocol for a cluster randomised, stepped-wedge trial for skin disease control in remote Western AustraliaSkin infection burden in remote Aboriginal communities can be reduced by the See, Treat, Prevent (SToP skin sores and scabies) trial
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Strongyloides seroprevalence before and after an ivermectin mass drug administration in a remote Australian Aboriginal communityWe report the impact on Strongyloides seroprevalence after two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 months apart in a remote Australian Aboriginal community.
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Whole genome sequencing reveals extensive community-level transmission of group A Streptococcus in remote communitiesThere was evidence of extensive transmission of group A Streptococcus both within households and across the community
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Impact of heart disease on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in a low-resource settingOccult maternal heart disease may be responsible for a substantial proportion of adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-resource settings
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Clinical outcomes for young people with screening-detected and clinically-diagnosed rheumatic heart disease in FijiYoung people with screening-detected RHD have worse health outcomes than screen-negative cases in Fiji.
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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community.Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life.
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Susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever based on differential expression of genes involved in cytotoxicity, chemotaxis, and apoptosisDifferences in the immune response, detectable by gene expression, between individuals who are susceptible to ARF and those who are not
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The 2015 revision of the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever: Implications for practice in low-income and middle-income countriesThis article discusses the 2015 revision of the Jones criteria by the American Heart Association for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.
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Study Protocol: Missing Voices – Communication Difficulties after Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury in Aboriginal AustraliansAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with much greater frequency than non-Aboriginal Australians
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Rheumatic heart disease: Tools for implementing programmesThis article discusses the World Health Organization program for monitoring & managing rheumatic heart disease.