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Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health.

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Dr Tim Barnett

Head of the Strep A Pathogenesis & Diagnostics team, Deputy Director of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases

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First week of school visits mark official launch of the SToP Trial

The The Kids Skin Health team has a busy six weeks ahead - visiting nine communities throughout the Kimberley region of WA as part of the first school surveillance activities for the SToP Trial.

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Urgent action needed to stop 500 preventable deaths

A 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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Bupa pledges half a million dollars to end rheumatic heart disease

Researchers 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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Defining Group A Streptococcus interaction with the tonsil epithelium to inform vaccine development

Anthony 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 Database

Jonathan 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 communities

Jenefer 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 Routes

Jonathan 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