Rheumatic fever numbers spike during lockdown ‘unsurprising’

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Rheumatic fever numbers spike during lockdown ‘unsurprising’

Rawiri Jansen
Locking children down in overcrowded homes is a great recipe for rheumatic fever, says Auckland GP and National Hauora Coalition clinical director Rawiri Jansen
“This year we got a true crisis on top of a pre-existing crisis” It is no surprise that the pandemic response has resulted in a spike in rheumat