Vaccine prevention of GAS infections and their immunological complications has been a goal of researchers for decades.
Immediate plating of impetigo swabs is the gold standard for bacterial recovery but is rarely feasible in remote regions.
The median number of presentations per child in the first year of life was 21 with multiple reasons for presentation.
No currently licensed and available vaccine has been shown to provide broad protection against endemic MnB disease.
Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand have agreed to provide $3M to help fast-track the development of a vaccine against rheumatic fever.
The desire for an effective vaccine arises from the large burden of disease caused by the bacterium, particularly rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart…
Vaccination is the most effective strategy for preventing influenza infection in pregnancy.
Recurrent acute otitis media (AOM), frequently caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a major paediatric health problem.
Research has identified a critical genetic risk factor for a potentially fatal parasitic disease that affects up to 400 thousand people a year, mostl…
In endemic areas, RHD has long been a target of screening programmes that, historically, have relied on cardiac auscultation.