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Skin Health Situational Analysis to inform skin disease control programs for the Kimberley - outcomesThe Skin Health Situational Analysis was conducted in 2017 with and for stakeholders in the Kimberley region as a precursor to the SToP Trial to highlight all that was already known prior to commencement in 2018. It was completed to be a resource for communities in the Kimberley who would like to de
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Prevention of bacterial complications of scabies using mass drug administration: A population-based, before-after trial in Fiji, 2018–2020Scabies is an important predisposing factor of impetigo which can lead to serious bacterial complications. Ivermectin-based mass drug administration can substantially reduce scabies and impetigo prevalence in endemic settings, but the impact on serious bacterial complications is not known.
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Bupa pledges half a million dollars to end rheumatic heart diseaseResearchers will extend a unique community-led project to end rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal communities, thanks to nearly half a million dollars in funding from Bupa.
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Urgent action needed to stop 500 preventable deathsA new report predicts rheumatic heart disease (RHD) will lead to over 500 preventable deaths and cost the Australian health system $317 million by 2031 if no further action to tackle the disease is taken.
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Defining Group A Streptococcus interaction with the tonsil epithelium to inform vaccine developmentAnthony Jonathan Tim Kicic Carapetis AM Barnett BSc (Hons) PhD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS PhD Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial
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Establishing a Western Australian Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease DatabaseJonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@
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Evaluating the genetic contribution to rheumatic heart disease pathogenesis in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitiesJenefer Jonathan Blackwell Carapetis AM BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Honorary Emeritus Fellow
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Head-to-head Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Bicillin ® L-A versus Lyophilised (Powdered) Benzathine Penicillin G administered by the Intramuscular and Subcutaneous RoutesJonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@
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Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration (HOT NORTH)Jonathan Christopher Carapetis AM Blyth AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A