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Introduction Health-seeking behavior is a critical determinant of success for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs. If people at risk of RHD do not seek care for group A streptococcal (GAS) infections, primary prevention is impossible. If they do not…
Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Programs Disease control is the “reduction in the incidence, prevalence, morbidity, or mortality of an infectious disease to a locally acceptable level.” Efforts to control acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) have been…