The global burden of group A streptococcal diseases.

By J. Carapetis, A. Steer, E. Mulholland, Martin W Weber. Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2005

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Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• Global and Regional Patterns in Cardiovascular Mortality From 1990 to 2013 (2015, background): “7 cases per 1000 individuals with the highest values coming from echocardiographic surveys in South Asia, SubSaharan Africa, and Oceania.(43) Assuming even low rates of case fatality, it is possible that vital records miss a significant proportion of rheumatic heart disease deaths.”
• Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease The Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (2006, background): “Conversely, rheumatic valve disease still remains a major public health problem in developing countries, where it predominantly affects young adults [3].”
• Disease Manifestations and Pathogenic Mechanisms of Group A Streptococcus (2014, background): “A 2005 WHO study estimated that at least 663,000 cases of invasive GAS disease occur each year, resulting in 163,000 deaths (5).”
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