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Rheumatic Fever in New Zealand 2015-2024

Summary

This report summarises the epidemiology of rheumatic fever in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 based on information recorded in the national notifiable disease database EpiSurv, with a focus on confirmed and probable initial episode rheumatic fever cases.

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