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Volume 26, Number 6—June 2020
Research

Distribution of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Acute Rheumatic Fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010–2016

Jane OliverComments to Author , Arlo Upton, Susan J. Jack, Nevil Pierse, Deborah A. Williamson, and Michael G. Baker
Author affiliations: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (J. Oliver); University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (J. Oliver, N. Pierse, M.G. Baker); University of Melbourne, Melbourne (J. Oliver, D.A. Williamson); Labtests Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand (A. Upton); University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (S.J. Jack)

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Mean annual distribution of GAS pharyngitis and ARF cases, by season, Auckland, New Zealand, 2014–2016. A) GAS-positive throat swab samples collected from children 5–14 years of age in PHCs. Diamonds indicate percentages of swab sample cultures positive for GAS. B) Mean annual number of first ARF episodes. ARF, acute rheumatic fever; GAS, group A Streptococcus; PHC, private healthcare clinic.

Figure 3. Mean annual distribution of GAS pharyngitis and ARF cases, by season, Auckland, New Zealand, 2014–2016. A) GAS-positive throat swab samples collected from children 5–14 years of age in PHCs. Diamonds indicate percentages of swab sample cultures positive for GAS. B) Mean annual number of first ARF episodes. ARF, acute rheumatic fever; GAS, group A Streptococcus; PHC, private healthcare clinic.

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