Pregnancy provides an opportunity to strengthen health system responses and address whole-of-life health for women with rheumatic heart disease ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• December 2019

The incidence of invasive GAS disease in WA increased between 2000 and 2018, particularly among Indigenous Australians. Mandatory notification of invasive GAS disease would therefore be appropriate. The social determinants of differences in incidence should be addressed, and other relevant host, pathogen, and health system factors investigated. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) is responsible for a significant global health and economic burden. The recent prioritization of Strep A vaccine development by the World Health Organization has prompted global research activities and collaborations. To progress this prioritization, establishment of robust surveillance for Strep A to generate updated regional disease burden estimates and to establish platforms for future impact evaluation is essential. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Antibiotic consumption can lead to antimicrobial resistance and microbiome imbalance. We sought to estimate global antibiotic consumption for sore throat, and the potential reduction in consumption due to effective vaccination against group A Streptococcus. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023

The choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• October 2017

Intramuscular administration of novel acetylated peptide-protein conjugate vaccine candidate MJ8VAX was demonstrated to be safe and immunogenic ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

Health systems did not meet the needs of pregnant Aboriginal women with rheumatic heart disease ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

Population-based primary prevention of ARF through sore throat management may be effective in well-resourced settings like New Zealand ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

A vaccine that prevents GAS cellulitis and other skin infections, in addition to throat infections, would maximise its value and commercial viability ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018

This Group A Streptococcus OPKA assay has the potential to provide a robust and reproducible platform to accelerate GAS vaccine development ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018