PT439 Is rheumatic fever already controlled in Brazilian children and adolescents? An overview about the last 21 years epidemiological data

Controlling acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in developing countries

“…Data from Uganda suggest HIV infection may be associated with increased RHD rates, which requires further investigation [24]. In promising new data from Brazil, hospitalization rates for both ARF and RHD have fallen, with a corresponding fall in RHD mortality [25].…”