Eliminate all risks: A call to reexamine the link between canine scabies and rheumatic heart disease.
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and acute rheumatic fever (ARF) disproportionately affect individuals in low-resource settings. ARF is attributed to an immune response to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) following GAS pharyngitis and potentially GAS impetigo in which infection can be initiated by scabies i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012115 |
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