Worldwide Control of Rheumatic Fever
Authors: ALAN L. BISNO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Editorials1 December 1979Worldwide Control of Rheumatic FeverALAN L. BISNO, M.D.ALAN L. BISNO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-6-918 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe World Health Organization convened a meeting of expert staff members and consultants in Geneva during 1977 to consider the prospects for worldwide rheumatic fever control. Their report, published subsequently as a WHO memorandum (1), points out the fact that although acute rheumatic fever is relatively rare nowadays in developed countries of the western world, "in developing countries of the tropics and subtropics rheumatic heart disease is the commonest form of heart disease, often of very great severity as it used to be observed in Europe a century ago." Indeed, "rheumatic heart disease prevalence rates as high as 22 per...References1. EL KHOLYROTTAWANNAMAKER AJL. Recent advances in rheumatic fever control and future prospects: A WHO memorandum. Bull WHO. 1978;56:887-912. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. BISNOPEARCESTOLLERMAN AIG. Streptococcal infections which fail to cause recurrences of rheumatic fever. J Infect Dis. 1977;136:278-85. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PATARROYOWINCHESTERVEJERANO MRA. Association of a B-cell alloantigen with susceptibility to rheumatic fever. Nature. 1979;278:173-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BEACHEYOFEK EI. Epithelial cell binding of group A streptococci by lipoteichoic acid on fimbriae denuded of M protein. J Exp Med. 1976;143:759-71. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BISNO A. The concept of rheumatogenic and nonrheumatogenic group A streptococci. In: MCCARTY M, ZABRISKIE JB, eds. Streptococcal Infections and The Immune Response. New York: Academic Press; In press. Google Scholar6. POTTERSVARTMANMOHAMMEDCOXPOON-KINGEARLE EMIRTD. Tropical acute rheumatic fever and associated streptococcal infections compared with concurrent acute glomerulonephritis. J Pediatr. 1978;92:325-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FISCHETTIGOTSCHLICHSIVIGLIAZABRISKIE VEGJ. Streptococcal M protein extracted by nonionic detergent: I. Properties of the antiphagocytic and type-specific molecules. J Exp Med. 1976;144:32-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. D'ALESSANDRIPLOTKINKLUGE RGR. Protective studies with group A streptococcal M protein vaccine: III. Challenge of volunteers after systemic or intranasal immunization with type 3 or type 12 group A Streptococcus. J Infect Dis. 1978;138:712-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. BEACHEYCHIANGSEYERKANGCHIANGSTOLLERMAN EEJATG. Separation of the type specific M protein from toxic cross reactive antigens of group A streptococci. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1977;90:390-400. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. BEACHEYSTOLLERMANJOHNSONOFEKBISNO EGRIA. Human immune response to immunization with a structurally defined polypeptide fragment of streptococcal M protein. J Exp Med. 1979;150:862-77. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALAN L. BISNO, M.D.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Treatment of Rheumatic Carditis: A Review and Meta-AnalysisAcute rheumatic fever during childhood in Saudi ArabiaRheumatic Heart Disease 1 December 1979Volume 91, Issue 6Page: 918-919KeywordsCardiovascular therapyGlobal healthRheumatic fever ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...